Back End Developer Job at Kredete

Kredete is a financial technology platform designed to help African immigrants build credit and send money instantly to over 30+ African countries. Using stablecoins and modern payment systems, we make it easy and affordable for businesses to move money across borders. Our mission is to provide accessible, secure, and low-cost financial solutions that improve cash flow and support financial growth for individuals and businesses.  With Kredete, we're connecting people and communities to better financial opportunities globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Back End Developer

Job Location: Lekki, Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for a talented and high impact Backend Engineer to drive our growth, he/she will be responsible for the you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems that power our applications.

What You Will Do

• Design and implement RESTful APIs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Implement security and data protection measures
• Write clean, maintainable code and conduct thorough code reviews. Troubleshoot and debug issues
• Investigate defect reports from products, isolate their causes, inform development teams for fixing and retest to ensure adequate resolutions.
• Profound knowledge of MongoDB & mongoose ODM (SQL & PostgreSQL a plus)
• Ability to understand specifications and API requirements
• Understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Excellent communication, attention to detail and collaboration abilities
• Provide root cause analysis and solve all user issues on the backend
• Ability to make sound decisions quickly and efficiently.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices

Requirements
Who You Are:

• Proficiency in NestJS & Typescript
• 5 Years of Experience as a backend engineer in the Fintech space
• Profound knowledge of MongoDB & mongoose ODM (SQL & PostgreSQL a plus)
• Ability to understand specifications and API requirements
• Understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Design, Support etc.
• Familiarity with ticketing (Intercom, Freshdesk) systems and JIRA
• Technical exposure in any of these will be a plus to be successful in the role – API Development and testing, Working with Web Services, Programming languages like Java, JavaScript, API Integration.
• Excellent communications, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Humble, hardworking and ambitious.

What We Offer

• Rewarding Pay
• Team bonuses and office-based perks
• Premium HMO Plan
• Professional development and an opportunity to work with a team that is changing the financial future of Africa and immigrants globally.