Our mission is to power a new wave of prosperity across Africa. By enabling global digital payments on a continent that’s been largely cut off from the digital economy, we’re creating the infrastructure to power Africa’s growth in the 21st Century. Founded in 2016 by a team of ex-bankers, entrepreneurs and engineers, we provide the underlying technology platform that allows businesses to make and accept payments anywhere in Africa. Our HQ is in San Francisco with offices in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, and Johannesburg
About the NodeJS Backend Engineer Role
We are building a pipeline of experienced NodeJS Backend Engineers for future opportunities within Flutterwave.
As a NodeJS Backend Engineer, you will work on developing, scaling, and maintaining high-performance backend services that power our cutting-edge payment systems.
While this is not an immediate hire, we are actively seeking talented individuals to engage with for future roles.
Key Responsibilities
Implementation, testing, delivery and maintenance of product features (new and existing)
Creating technical reports on feature implementations
Research on existing/new product features and areas of improvement
Commitment to creating and maintaining secure coding practices (and standards)
Providing support for product features (when needed)
Ensure personal information of customers, employees, and other individuals the company conducts business with is processed and protected in line with applicable data privacy policies, privacy laws, and global best practices.
Perform any other duties that may be assigned.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience as a NodeJS Backend Engineer
Good knowledge of Javascript for the backend (NodeJS) [Typescript is a plus]
Good, working, knowledge of a git
Good, working, knowledge of the SQL query language (MySQL flavor). [Knowledge and understanding of ORMs is a plus]
Good, working, knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB especially). [Knowledge and understanding of ODMs is a plus].
Nice to Have:
Good research skills
Good time commitment/management skills
Attention to details.
