Job opening for a Senior Software Engineer - Back End at Andela in Lagos state

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Job Title: Job opening for a Senior Software Engineer - Back End at Andela in Lagos state
Organisation: Andela
Location: Lagos State
Min Work Experience: No specified year(s)
Qualification: no specified
Industry: Software/ Programming/ Web development
Course: RELATED DISCIPLINE
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Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers. Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, Rwanda and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Back End

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

What You’ll Do

  • Our Andelan Senior Software Engineers epitomize ownership. They take personal responsibility for Andela’s ability to continue to deliver value to our partners.

Specifically, you’ll:

  • Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
  • Be responsible for the coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced, distributed, teams, by proactively communicating and prioritizing effectively.
  • Act as role-model even in the most difficult and challenging situations, using constructive feedback, mentorship and universal respect.

What You’ll Bring

  • All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.

Experience:

  • A minimum of 5-10 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise and exercised ownership on various technical teams.

Required:

  • Expert-level understanding of at least one core backend language: Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
  • Intermediate-level understanding of at least one other backend language (In addition to the core language): Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
  • Advanced understanding of at least one Web Framework for your language of choice: Flask/Django for Python; Node/Express for JavaScript, Rails for Ruby, Lumen/Laravel for PHP.
  • Deep understanding of fundamental database concepts - relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs
  • Strong knowledge of at least one cloud hosting platform (Ex: AWS, GCP)
  • Comfort with at least one CI/CD tool (Ex: Jenkins, Travis)
  • Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration techniques
  • Deep understanding of applicable unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries
  • Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
  • Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
  • Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.

Preferred:

  • Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools
  • Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
  • Working knowledge of code editor and formatting tools
  • Comfort with at least one web server technology -- (ex: Apache, Nginx)

What You’ll Get

  • Full-time compensation
  • Full medical coverage
  • Lunch and snacks provided daily
  • Beautiful working environment
  • Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
  • A chance to change the world for the better 

Application Closing Date
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