DevOps / Back-End Developer (E-Commerce) Job at HelloMe Money

HelloMe Money, a product of HelloMe Limited, is a fintech digital banking organization striving to offer Banking as a Service (BaaS) with international payment solutions. Our mission is to create financial products that empower customers to manage their finances efficiently. We provide innovative digital banking services, placing our clients in control of their financial opportunities. At HelloMe, we adhere to four key principles: empowering our customers, maintaining integrity, showing care and diligence, and putting customers at the heart of our operations. We exist to cater to the everyday financial needs of our customers, transforming financial services as an alternative to traditional banking, without borders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: DevOps / Back-End Developer (E-Commerce)

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

• We are looking for a DevOps / Back-End Developer (E-Commerce) with expertise in Laravel, cloud infrastructure, and payment integration to join our innovative team at HelloMe. 
• This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable e-commerce and payment processing platforms tailored for financial transactions.
• This is an exciting opportunity to thrive in a dynamic fintech environment. 
• You will be responsible for building high-availability infrastructure, optimizing performance, implementing security best practices, and integrating multi-currency, real-time payment processing and fraud detection systems. Collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineering teams, you will ensure seamless, secure, and efficient transaction processing.

Key Responsibilities 

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to support high-traffic e-commerce payment systems.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and low latency for remittance transactions.
• Implement and maintain PCI DSS-compliant security architectures for payment processing.
• Conduct regular security audits, vulnerability scans, and automated fraud detection.
• Ensure data encryption, API security, and firewall protections to safeguard financial transactions.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and rollback strategies.
• Set up real-time monitoring, alerting, and log analysis for system performance, payment failures, and fraud detection.
• Optimize cloud costs while maintaining security, compliance, and performance benchmarks.
• Maintain compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other data protection regulations.
• Set up disaster recovery, backup, and failover mechanisms for business continuity.
• Develop and maintain Laravel-based e-commerce applications to ensure a seamless customer transaction experience.
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs for financial transactions.
• Integrate and secure payment gateways (Stripe, Paystack, Flutterwave) for multi-currency transactions.
• Optimize database performance to handle high-volume transactions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve performance bottlenecks in backend systems.
• Upgrade and maintain legacy applications, migrating them to modern cloud-based solutions.
• Implement multi-currency payment processing, cross-border transactions, and remittances.
• Set up payment reconciliation and ledger systems for financial tracking.
• Automate refunds, chargebacks, and dispute resolution workflows.
• Work closely with UX/UI teams to enhance the user experience across payment journeys.
• Provide technical support and train teams on best practices in DevOps and back-end development.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in Core PHP, Laravel, and object-oriented programming.
• Expertise in AWS (EC2, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch).
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD).
• Experience in payment processing, fraud detection, and financial security protocols.
• Strong knowledge of database design and optimization (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, ElastiCache).
• Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Understanding of fintech compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Experience with version control tools (Git, SVN, Mercurial).
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for scripting and automation.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3) for API integrations.
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize e-commerce and fintech systems.
• Creative problem-solving mindset focused on delivering business value.
• Agile mindset to adapt to evolving fintech regulations and customer demands.
• Ability to explain technical solutions in business terms to stakeholders.
• Strong documentation skills for system architecture, APIs, and compliance policies.

Benefits

• Salary: N400,000 - N500,000 / month.
• Salary Range: Negotiable
• Pension Scheme 
• Competitive salary package. 
• Opportunities for professional growth and development. 
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• HMO.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: career.nig@hellomemoney.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.

Note: Preference will be given to candidates residing in Lagos.