Back End Developer at Gratis Digital World

Gratis Digital World – This is the best aggregator platform for Finance, Automotive and Real Estate Industry. We help facilitate sales and buying process for both product owners and buyers. The brand name is subsidiary of Newland Digital.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Back End Developer

Location: Lekki, Lagos (Remote)

Job Description

We are looking for a Node.js Developer 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 co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities

Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
Implementation of security and data protection.
Integration of data storage solutions {{may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.}}

Skills and Qualifications

Strong proficiency with JavaScript.
Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it {such as Express, StrongLoop, etc}
Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.
Good understanding of server-side templating languages {such as Jade, EJS, etc}
Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors {such as Stylus, Less, etc}
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3.
Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
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