Senior Backend Engineer Job at Kuda Bank

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world's smartest venture capital investors. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Backend Engineer

Job Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time (Hybrid)

Job Role

• We are looking for a result-driven and analytical senior software engineer (backend) who will troubleshoot and improve existing backend applications and processes.
• S/he will use his or her understanding of programming tools and languages to analyze current codes, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems and create a more seamless experience for users.

Responsibilities

• Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
• Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Conduct tests and optimise performance
• Work together with engineers building client-facing applications to integrate UI elements with server-side logic
• Train and support internal teams
• Interact with developers, designers and system administrators to identify new features
• Implement modern technologies to improve legacy applications
• Collect, analyse and address technical and design requirements
• Help to create reusable code and libraries for future use
• Stay informed about emerging technologies

Requirements

• Bachelors or higher in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent
• 5+ years of industry experience
• Experience with DevOps principles
• Experience with Microservices and Event-Driven architecture
• Strong computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures background
• Model of software engineering best practices, including agile development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, debugging, and troubleshooting
• Solid experience with C#, .Net, .Net Core
• Strong computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures background
• A deep understanding of Source Code Management
• Possess an in-depth understanding of Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS)
• A great understanding of databases and SQL
• An in-depth understanding of REST APIs, SOAP & RPC
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Experience in technical writing and API documentation
• Familiar with project management tools (e.g Trello, Jira, etc)

Benefits
At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team
• Pension
• Career development & growth
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive paid time off (Parental, Moving day, Birthday, Study leave etc)
• Group life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Well-fare package (Wedding, Compassionate and etc)
• Perkbox
• Goal - employee wellness app
• Award winning L&D training
• We are advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule

Note

• Kuda is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
• We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Kuda is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.
• We don't regard colour, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status.
• If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.