Software Engineer at Access Bank Plc

Access Bank Plc is a financial institution with presence in 9 countries in Africa and the United Kingdom and in all major cities in Nigeria. Also referred to as the Africa’s Bank of Best Practice, Access Bank operates on a platform of strong ethics, governance and professionalism.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Job Roles

Develop and maintain the back end of the product.
Gather user requirements, write code using an agile methodology, and continuously update the back-end code of the product.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, the development team and Scrum Master to develop, design, build and launch the product

Functions and Responsibilities

Works closely with end-users to identify issues and captures business requirements
Integrates user-facing elements developed by front-end developer with service side logic
Translates business requirements into system design specifications
Performs appropriate development and testing activities
Optimizes the application for maximum speed and scalability
Deploys regular releases in an agile approach
Creates appropriate documentation as defined by the agile development methodology
Works closely with business stakeholders and end users to develop an understanding of how the applications are used by the user teams being supported
Designs and implements data storage solutions
Maintains competency in the technologies related to responsibilities.
Works on complex systems analysis and programming assignments with minimal supervision; expected to independently determine solutions

Job Requirements
Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years of back-end development experience

Certification(s):

IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

Knowledge of Scrum/Agile or Kanban software development processes
Proficient in back-end and front-end development
Understanding of front-end technologies and platforms. Understanding in at least one of the following is required: JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
Knowledge of platforms and tools, such as ASP.NET MVC 5, C#, sequel serve database, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Azure
Knowledge of source code control tools
Experience with big data technologies, such as Hadoop, Hive, and Pig, Cloudera, or large data warehousing initiatives
Experience with systems deployed on Unix/Linux/Solaris environments
Experience in developing applications in Windows based application
Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that enables the team to fulfil requests within the desired SLA.
Provide overall team guidance and fix all escalations
Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment