Job title: Back-end Developer
Reporting to: Lead Software
Engineer
Experience level: Intermediate
Start date: as soon as
possible
Position type: Full-time
Location: Nairobi
About Untapped
Untapped Global is an investment and technology company based in
the US, with offices and representatives in Kenya and South Africa.
Its mission is to bridge the investment gap in emerging markets, by radically changing the risk profile of debt investment in these countries for everyday investors.
To do so, Untapped has developed a Smart Asset Financing
technology and investment vehicle.
It leverages technology to collect data about its financial and
social impact and provides near real-time portfolio performance data to its
investors.
About the role
We’re seeking a Back-end Developer who enjoys early stage
environments that provide freedom to move fast and ship new customer-facing
products and features at high velocity.
You will be joining a fast-growing, international team, focused
on delivering top-quality software to support Untapped’s investment business.
You’ll work closely with the other developers in the team and
the lead software developer.
The right candidate will have a high degree of versatility and
excels at creating software at all layers of
web application platforms.
The role requires outstanding communication skills. As our team
is located on several continents, you will simultaneously need to be able to
collaborate well, and be self-directed and work independently.
The ideal person will be passionate about building software, and
will have experience across most of these areas:
Key duties and
responsibilities:
· Building and maintaining
web applications
· Assessing the efficiency
and speed of current applications
· Writing high-quality
code and adhering to our Software Development principles
· Performing code reviews
· Troubleshooting and
debugging
· Keeping on top of new
technologies
· Contributing to
discussion on product and code architecture
Technical Skill Set:
· Proficiency in Python 3,
Async.io, including Django, the Django-rest framework, FastAPI, and Flask
· Must have knowledge of
SDLC
· Knowledge of scaling
applications to handle the load changes and a large amount of data traffic
· Knowledge of
accessibility and security compliances
· Knowledge of version
control such as Git and GitHub
· Knowledge of common
testing frameworks(Linear Scripting, Data-Driven, Keyword-Driven, Table-Driven,
etc.)
· Knowledge of deploying
and hosting on cloud solutions via AWS
· Good knowledge of user
data security best practices
· Knowledge how to avoid
race conditions is a plus
What you will bring to
Untapped:
· Bachelor’s degree in
Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent
work experience
· 3+ years’ experience as
a back-end or full-stack developer building web applications
· Experience leading and
managing teams of developers
· Maturity,self-awareness,
empathy, a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a positive attitude
· Proven experience in the
following areas:
·
Deploying and working with databases- Postgres, SQL, and NoSQL
(Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Cassandra)
·
Designing core, back-end software components
·
Implementing integrations with third-party APIs
·
Microservices architecture
·
Writing tests
·
Working using asynchronous jobs execution / event brokers(Celery
/ RabbitMQ / Redis)
·
Diagnosing and addressing performance issues
· It’s a plus if you have:
·
Experience with Kubernetes and resource management
·
HTML and JavaScript experience
·
Experience working in the consumer privacy, consumer data, or
financial industries
Untapped is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to
diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please Share your CV and cover letter introducing yourself, your
experience and your interests in working
with us via this link: https://untappedglobal.bamboohr.com/careers/32
