Senior Backend Engineer, Markets (Kenya) job at Tala (formerly InVenture)
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Vacancy title:
Senior Backend Engineer, Markets (Kenya)

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Computer & IT ]

Jobs at:

Tala (formerly InVenture)

Deadline of this Job:
09 January 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities
• Design and implement features as defined in the Product roadmap
• Review design documents, perform code reviews, and weigh in on implementation choices from other technical teams
• Collaborate and support with cross functional teams (Product, Data, Credit, and Business Development) to ship scalable software solutions
• Continually improve our codebase with clean and efficient code as well as solving problems using the most appropriate technology
• Contribute to complete migration of legacy codebase to microservices architecture
• Contribute to the testing infrastructure to increase code coverage for backend modules
• Advance monitoring and alerting capabilities of backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times
• Technically lead and mentor a team of Backend Engineers to build/extend complex modules

Requirements
• 4+ years of backend software engineering experience
• 4+ years coding in one or more of the following languages: Java, Scala, Kotlin
• Developed and launched large scale consumer applications with the backend on Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) using microservices architecture paradigm
• Expert knowledge in REST API design and development for mobile/web use
• Expert proficiency in Agile development process
• Excellent ability to prioritize and communicate in a fast-paced environment
• Strong relational database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL)
• Strong non-relational database experience (Cassandra, Redshift, DynamoDB, HDFS)
• BS degree in Computer Science or related fields is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to interview candidates and evaluate technical skills

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 48

Job application procedure
• Interested and qualified? Go to Tala (formerly InVenture) on jobs.lever.co to apply

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 09 January 2023
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 26-12-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 26-12-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 26-12-2065
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