Job Openings at TechAdvance

TechAdvance is a payment application development company with a strategic focus in developing and deploying niche payment companies to serve the needs of large public and private sector organisations in Emerging markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Intermediate Java Developer

Job Location: Lagos (Remote)

Role

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for an intermediate Java Developer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is safe and secure by design.

Responsibilities
Every day, you will …

• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Create the formal design documentation as required
• Contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Translate requirements and use cases into functional applications
• Develop code that complies with design specifications and meets security and Java/JEE best practices.

Requirements
You would be great for this role if you have…

• Minimum of 4 years of professional Java, Spring Framework development experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases (Hibernate, Oracle, and MySQL, PostgreSQL), SQL and ORM technologies.
• Experience with creating, managing and consuming RESTful APIs, and understanding API lifecycle 
• Experience in different integration methods and protocols. E.g. Rest, JSON
• The ability to implement microservices and understanding of microservice architecture is an advantage
• Experience with, or understanding of Git, CI/CD, AWS infrastructure services, Docker, EFK, Kafka, AWS Cloud environments, Docker containers.

Skills:
What’s in it for you?

Network:

• Grow your network by working with some of the best minds we know. You will also get to work with an amazing team of designers, managers and strategists.

Impact:

• We believe we’re doing impactful work at Bloc—helping founders build FinTech solutions for the African market, indirectly contributing to financial inclusion. You will get first-hand experience contributing to impact-driven work.

Work Environment
Where would you work?

• We have an office in Lagos. However, we currently work remote, though once in a while there might be a need for physical presence.

You shouldn’t take this role if ...

• You need top-down step-by-step directions on how to carry your tasks.
• You will work in a very fast-paced, quick learning environment.
• You will work in very high impact areas and collaborating with your team is of utmost importance to drive alignment.
• You find excuses for why you can’t get something done.
• While we understand that there’s a possibility that your skill level may not be as advanced, “not possible” is not a reply we want to hear.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Job Position: Intermediate Python API Developer

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for a Python API Developer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is safe and secure by design.

Every day, you will …

• Design, build, test, APIs and databases that will be responsible for data core to the business using Flask
• Expert in various database management systems(MongoDB/NoSQL, MySQL, Postgres).
• Deep understanding of web architecture including the HTTP protocol, REST services, etc.
• Strong understanding of designing secure systems.
• You are comfortable manipulating large data sets and handling raw SQL
• Experience with distributed architectures and measuring system performance metrics.
• Expert in some software engineering practices, such as version control with Git, unit tests, continuous integration, and automated deployment.
• Experience with modern client web programming languages and standards: JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, etc. (optional)

You would be great for this role if you have…

• Strong programming skills in Python, using the Flask framework
• Solid understanding of Object-oriented programming
• Experience building APIs
• Experience working with relational databases (MySQL, Postgres) and designing data models
• Experience with continuous integration, test automation, and deployment
• Experience in microservice architecture design and best practices

What’s In It For You?
Network:

• Grow your network by working with some of the best minds we know. You will also get to work with an amazing team of designers, managers and strategists.

Impact:

• We believe we’re doing impactful work at Bloc—helping founders build FinTech solutions for the African market, indirectly contributing to financial inclusion. You will get first-hand experience contributing to impact-driven work.

Where would you work?

• We have an office in Lagos. However, we currently work remote, though once in a while there might be a need for physical presence.

You shouldn’t take this role if ...

• You need top-down step-by-step directions on how to carry your tasks. You will work in a very fast-paced, quick learning environment. You will work in very high impact areas and collaborating with your team is of utmost importance to drive alignment.
• You find excuses for why you can’t get something done. While we understand that there’s a possibility that your skill level may not be as advanced, “not possible” is not a reply we want to hear.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Job Position: Intermediate QA Engineer (Python)

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for an Intermediate QA engineer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is safe and secure by design.

Every day, you will …

• Testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) of the Web APIs
• Create automated Web / Mobile / API test cases
• Track and analyze automated tests to improve test efficiency
• Track and record product issues and analyze the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make corrections
• Share test-related information with other team members
• Develop automated tests and test frameworks
• Improve our Continuous Integration pipeline
• Identify and execute on opportunities to improve or establish quality processes
• Help automate all aspects of the software engineering process
• Write test plans/test cases and output test reports according to feature requirements
• Simulate user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective

Requirements
You would be great for this role if you have…

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a QA engineer in software development
• Working knowledge of Python, also test tools like, PyTest
• Strong experience in Mobile or Web UI test automation
• Strong experience in API test automation, performance testing
• Understanding of CI/CD processes and tools
• What’s in it for you?

Network:

• Grow your network by working with some of the best minds we know. You will also get to work with an amazing team of designers, managers and strategists.

Impact:

• We believe we’re doing impactful work at Bloc—helping founders build FinTech solutions for the African market, indirectly contributing to financial inclusion. You will get first-hand experience contributing to impact-driven work.

Where would you work?

• We have an office in Lagos. However, we currently work remote, though once in a while there might be a need for physical presence.

You shouldn’t take this role if ...

• You need top-down step-by-step directions on how to carry your tasks. You will work in a very fast-paced, quick learning environment.
• You will work in very high impact areas and collaborating with your team is of utmost importance to drive alignment.
• You find excuses for why you can’t get something done. While we understand that there’s a possibility that your skill level may not be as advanced, “not possible” is not a reply we want to hear.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online