NodeJS Software Engineer at Techie Planet Limited

Techie Planet is a top rank software development and technology consulting company that provides enterprise software solutions and services of global class quality to the satisfaction of its clients to improve their business processes, catalyse their operational throughput and help achieve their goals.

We focus on enterprise web and mobile (Android & iOS) solutions, business intelligence and analytics solutions, enterprise portals and systems integration. We work with private organizations and government bodies to deliver solutions in various industries including healthcare, real estate, financial services, manufacturing and the public sector.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: NodeJS Software Engineer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for experienced NodeJS developers primarily responsible for building web application backends.
• This role involves implementing enterprise application logic, back-end services, web services, algorithms and database integration.
• Your primary responsibility will be to design and develop these applications, and to work with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Translate application requirements, storyboards and use cases into functional applications
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end and mobile app developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable JavaScript codes and modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Integration with databases (SQL and NoSQL)
• Collaborate with other team members in brainstorming sessions to define, design, test and ship new features
• Identify, correct bottlenecks and fix bugs on new and existing applications
• Help maintain code quality and organization by doing code reviews.

Requirements

• Highly proficient in JavaScript and its supporting technologies and ecosystem tools
• Strong proficiency with TypeScript
• Vast experience with the popular JavaScript application development frameworks especially NestJS, ExpressJS, Fastify, etc. (Note that NestJS is very high advantage)
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns e.g. DDD, TDD, BDD, etc.
• Knowledge of concurrency and asynchronous development in JavaScript
• Ability to build highly secure and high performance REST API with NodeJS
• Familiarity with usage of JavaScript ORM technologies e.g. TypeORM
• Experience in using NodeJS with both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Understanding of database migration and seeding
• Creating database schemas that represent and support complex business processes
• Good understanding of programming conventions for writing secure, easily readable and maintainable Java code
• Familiarity with Test Driven Development and automated testing libraries like Jest, Jasmine, Mocha, etc.
• Solid understanding of Git code versioning tool
• Familiarity with DevOps processes and tools e.g. docker, CI/CD is a distinct advantage
• At least intermediate understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 – ReactJS is an advantage
• Good grasp of one of Python or Java is a distinct advantage.
• B.Sc. or HND holder
• At least 1 year experience in a software development environment.

Application Closing Date
8th September, 2020.