Background

Ezra is a financial technology company that partners with banks, MNOs, utility companies and e-commerce platforms to deliver easy and rapid credit solutions in emerging and financially underserved markets. Thanks to our expertise and unique credit scoring capabilities, we can offer a wide range of credit solutions including airtime credit, embedded financ...

Key responsibilities:

Backend Development

• Develop and maintain backend services using Java Spring Boot (or similar frameworks).
• Follow clean code principles, coding standards, and industry best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and other collaborative activities to ensure high code quality.

Event-Driven Architecture

• Implement event-driven systems using messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, AMQP).
• Work on publish/subscribe patterns and streaming data pipelines to handle real-time data.
• Collaborate on optimizing event flow for improved performance and scalability.

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests following TDD principles.
• Strive for high test coverage and assist in diagnosing and fixing bugs.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in testing methodologies.

Microservices Architecture

• Work with senior engineers to understand microservices architecture and component interactions.
• Implement secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions under guidance.
• Adhere to RESTful API standards, design patterns, and object-oriented programming principles.

Performance and Optimization

• Participate in performance monitoring and identify potential bottlenecks.
• Assist in implementing caching strategies and other solutions to improve response times.
• Collaborate with DevOps to refine CI/CD pipelines for efficient, reliable deployments.

Collaboration and Teamwork

• Work closely with product managers, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver features on time.
• Contribute to design and code reviews, offering suggestions for improvement.
• Proactively share knowledge and learn from others to grow technical and soft skills.

Clojure Experience (Nice-to-Have)

• Contribute to or maintain Clojure-based services if applicable.
• Learn functional programming patterns and collaborate in mixed-language environments.

Documentation and Continuous Learning

• Maintain clear documentation of code, architecture, and deployment processes.
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies to enhance product quality and team productivity.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency in Java and hands-on experience with Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with building event-driven systems using messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and best practices.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Comfortable with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and basic DevOps concepts.

• Develop and maintain backend services using Java Spring Boot (or similar frameworks).
• Follow clean code principles, coding standards, and industry best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and other collaborative activities to ensure high code quality.
• Implement event-driven systems using messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, AMQP).
• Work on publish/subscribe patterns and streaming data pipelines to handle real-time data.
• Collaborate on optimizing event flow for improved performance and scalability.
• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests following TDD principles.
• Strive for high test coverage and assist in diagnosing and fixing bugs.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in testing methodologies.
• Work with senior engineers to understand microservices architecture and component interactions.
• Implement secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions under guidance.
• Adhere to RESTful API standards, design patterns, and object-oriented programming principles.
• Participate in performance monitoring and identify potential bottlenecks.
• Assist in implementing caching strategies and other solutions to improve response times.
• Collaborate with DevOps to refine CI/CD pipelines for efficient, reliable deployments.
• Work closely with product managers, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver features on time.
• Contribute to design and code reviews, offering suggestions for improvement.
• Proactively share knowledge and learn from others to grow technical and soft skills.
• Contribute to or maintain Clojure-based services if applicable.
• Learn functional programming patterns and collaborate in mixed-language environments.
• Maintain clear documentation of code, architecture, and deployment processes.
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies to enhance product quality and team productivity.

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Event-driven systems
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• AMQP
• Microservices architecture
• RESTful API
• Object-oriented programming
• Git
• CI/CD pipelines
• DevOps concepts
• Clojure (added advantage)
• Functional programming

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency in Java and hands-on experience with Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with building event-driven systems using messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and best practices.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Comfortable with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and basic DevOps concepts.