
Savabyte
A pan-African women-led platform that connects career advancement opportunities to quality tech talent & women in technology.
About the job
Back End Software Engineer
Job brief
We are looking for a Back End Software Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.
As the Back End Software Engineer, you should be comfortable with both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.
Responsibilities
- Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
- Design client-side and server-side architecture
- Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
- Write effective APIs
- Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
- Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
- Create security and data protection settings
- Write technical documentation
- Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
- At least 4 years of experience as a C# and .NET developer
- Familiarity with common stacks such as MERN, MEAN, LAMP
- Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python, PHP) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
- Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache)
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Great attention to detail
- Great organizational skills
- An analytical mind
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a relevant field
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