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| Posted 5 years ago |
CareerBuddy – Our client, Sway was founded in 2021 by a team of seasoned operators, Sway is a video commerce company fundamentally changing how consumers in West Africa shop for fashion & beauty. Their goal is to make e-commerce fun, dynamic and streamlined. They are backed by leading Venture Capital funds across Africa & the U.S.
They are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Backend Engineer
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Abut the Role
- The Backend Engineer will help them design and build the foundation of their products which rely on a robust & delightful mobile-first consumer experience, backed by a complex backend, with a focus on video streaming and e-commerce.
Responsibilities
What do you need to be considered successful?
- Lead the design of & implement a scalable, stable, and maintainable backend architecture that can help the product to grow rapidly
- Lead decision-making for key technology choices (ex: Build vs. Buy, their choice of tech stack, frameworks & libraries).
- Write the core code that drives our experiences from API integrations to recommendations engine, and a whole lot more. Your work will balance deploying quickly with accuracy & scalability
- Recruit & build a strong engineering team as they scale
- Establishing a healthy engineering team culture. You & your early team will define Careerbuddy’s backend team culture and how we design, build, test, and ship.
- Work closely with the founders – they are passionate about what they’re building and bring experience in the African e-commerce ecosystem!
How Important are you to the bottom line?
- The quality of their product depends largely on your expertise. You will work with other engineers and decision-makers to determine the backend architecture of their product.
Biggest Problem-Solving duties on The Job
- You are comfortable with an early-stage startup and are eager to scale a young business
- You can prioritize and adjust tech investments with an eye to the short- and long-term
- You are a skilled communicator and can clearly communicate technical designs and trade-offs with technical and non-technical team members
- You are passionate about building world-class products for an African userbase
Requirements
What do you need to have done in your career?
- B.Sc Degree
- 4+ years of experience as a backend developer, with at least 3 years of experience with modern JavaScript backend frameworks (node.js, TypeScript)
- Experience working with AWS infrastructure
- Experience with microservices architecture and securely integrating 3rd party APIs.
- Relevant experience developing mobile/web applications.
Benefits
What do you stand to Gain?
- A nearly unlimited room for career growth with support along the way
- The exciting opportunity to be part of building something extraordinary
- Competitive Salary.
Application Closing Date
13th November, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online