Back End Developer at Klasha

Job Description

Klasha is looking for an analytical, results-driven, fast-moving Back-End Developer to join our team and help to build an exciting payments and logistics startup in Africa.
The Back-end Developer will use his or her understanding of programming languages and tools to build our product, write clean code, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems, and create a more seamless experience for users.
You should have excellent communication, computer, and project management skills.
To succeed as a Back-End Developer, you should be focused on building a better, more efficient program and creating a better end-user experience. You should be knowledgeable, collaborative, and motivated.
We’re looking for two mid-senior level developers in Lagos, Nigeria.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle.
Define and communicate technical and design requirements.
Provide training, help and support to other team members.
Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future.
Build and scale our product with input from other team members.
Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes.
Troubleshoot and debug applications.
Conduct UI tests and optimize performance.
Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers and system administrators.

Requirements

Minimum 2-3 years of experience as an engineer.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Programming, Computer Science or a related field.
Fluency or understanding of Java, Python and PHP.
Strong understanding of the web development cycle and programming techniques and tools.
Focus on efficiency, user experience, and process improvement.
Excellent project and time management skills.
Strong problem solving, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently or with a group.
Ability to move fast and adapt as the business requires.
Strong knowledge of the African payments and logistics ecosystem.
You must be an expert in Javascript and Python.

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