Backend Engineer at Gokada Nigeria

Gokada is the future of transportation in Nigeria starting with two-wheeler taxi-motor bikes (Okada’s) ride-hailing. We are staying true to two things as a transportation company: safety is #1 priority and the city is #1 customer. Our vision is to become the Operating System of cities for mobility, on-demand services, and financial services, by driving social and economic inclusion. Our purpose is: how can we make cities more livable?

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

• We are looking for a Back-End Software Engineer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users.
• Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
• You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your coworkers into the application. A basic understanding of front-end technologies is therefore necessary as well.

Responsibilities

• Generate recyclable code libraries
• Implement ongoing security systems
• Attend regular information-sharing meetings with the front end engineers on your scrum team to expose weaknesses and problems
• Routinely inspect server code for speed optimization
• Conceptualize and implement solutions for data storage
• Configure usability of all front side applications
• Maintain a stable server with zero downtime
• Keep a backup library before any large changes to server
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers, and system administrators
• Participate in conferences and educational programs
• Follow new and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Back-end developer
• Familiarity with front-end languages such as HTML, JavaScript and CSS
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Data migration, transformation, and scripting
• Setup and administration of backups
• Outputting data in different formats
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles
• Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
• Very sound understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and its applicability in Microservices
• Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language – one or more of PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, .NET, JavaScript etc.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Skils:

• Tech Savvy.
• Excellent Communication.

Why Gokada?

• Meaningful Rewards: Competitive base pay, Flexible Leave Plan, Health Insurance, Training & Skills Development
• Meaningful Work: Your role at Gokada will directly contribute to improving the livelihoods of many Africans
• Personal Growth: Opportunity to leave your mark on one of the fastest-growing organizations in Africa
• The Best Team: Work with a motivated and talented team who have a common shared vision.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.