Senior Backend Engineer

undefined ago • 5 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet. We are looking for a result-driven and analytical senior software engineer (backend) who will troubleshoot and improve existing backend applications and processes. This role involves using programming tools and languages to analyze current codes, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems, and create a seamless user experience. The engineer will build high-quality reusable code, develop functional web applications, and optimize performance.
Must have:
  • Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
  • Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes
  • Troubleshoot and debug applications
  • Conduct tests and optimise performance
  • Work together with engineers building client-facing applications to integrate UI elements with server-side logic
  • Implement modern technologies to improve legacy applications
  • Collect, analyse and address technical and design requirements
  • Help to create reusable code and libraries for future use
  • Train and support internal teams
  • Interact with developers, designers and system administrators to identify new features
  • Stay informed about emerging technologies
Perks:
  • A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team
  • Pension
  • Career development & growth
  • Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Competitive paid time off (Parental, Moving day, Birthday, Study leave etc)
  • Group life insurance
  • Medical insurance
  • Well-fare package (Wedding, Compassionate and etc)
  • Perkbox
  • Goalr - employee wellness app
  • Award winning L&D training
  • Advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule

Job Details

Description

Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet.

We’re a tribe of passionate and diverse people who dreamed of building an inclusive money app that Africans would love so it’s only right that we ended up with the name ‘Kuda’ which means ‘love’ in Shona, a language spoken in the southern part of Africa.

We’re giving Africans around the world a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering money transfers, smart budgeting and instant access to credit through digital devices.

We’ve raised over $90 million from some of the world's most respected institutional investors, and we’re rolling out our game-changing services globally from our offices in Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK.

Role

We are looking for a result-driven and analytical senior software engineer (backend) who will troubleshoot and improve existing backend applications and processes. S/he will use his or her understanding of programming tools and languages to analyze current codes, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems and create a more seamless experience for users.

Responsibilities:

  • Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
  • Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes
  • Troubleshoot and debug applications
  • Conduct tests and optimise performance
  • Work together with engineers building client-facing applications to integrate UI elements with server-side logic
  • Implement modern technologies to improve legacy applications
  • Collect, analyse and address technical and design requirements
  • Help to create reusable code and libraries for future use
  • Train and support internal teams
  • Interact with developers, designers and system administrators to identify new features
  • Stay informed about emerging technologies

Requirements

  • 5+ years of industry experience
  • Bachelors or higher in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent
  • Experience with DevOps principles.
  • Experience with Microservices and Event-Driven architecture.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures background
  • Model of software engineering best practices, including agile development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, debugging, and troubleshooting
  • Solid experience with C#, .Net, .Net Core
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures background
  • A deep understanding of Source Code Management
  • Possess an in-depth understanding of Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS)
  • A great understanding of databases and SQL
  • An in-depth understanding of REST APIs, SOAP & RPC
  • Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Experience in technical writing and API documentation
  • Familiar with project management tools (e.g Trello, Jira, etc)

Benefits

Why join Kuda?

At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

  • A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team
  • Pension
  • Career development & growth
  • Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Competitive paid time off (Parental, Moving day, Birthday, Study leave etc)
  • Group life insurance
  • Medical insurance
  • Well-fare package (Wedding, Compassionate and etc)
  • Perkbox
  • Goalr - employee wellness app
  • Award winning L&D training
  • We are advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule

Kuda is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Kuda is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.

We don’t regard colour, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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About The Company

A few years ago, a small team of people determined to transform banking launched a savings app for Nigerians. That app was the first step toward Kuda. Kuda is a full-service digital bank. Our mission is to make banking accessible, affordable and rewarding for all Africans. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round recorded in Africa, and completed Series B funding round in 2021, led by some of the world's most respected institutional investors.

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