Back-End Software Developer (E-Commerce)

About the role

A premier security solutions provider in Africa, represented by Summit Recruitment and Search Africa, is recruiting a Back-End Software Developer for its team in Nairobi. The successful candidate works independently and with a team to design and develop mission-critical websites, applications and infrastructure layers aligned with the long-term technology roadmap, creating and maintaining workflows, managing testing schedules and producing high-quality code.

Key responsibilities

• Lead backend development, make architectural decisions and oversee end-to-end system development
• Drive optimization initiatives, such as recommendation algorithms and search system enhancements
• Manage database functionality and application performance, and engage in full-cycle development including coding, testing, issue resolution and performance analysis
• Design robust APIs, manage scalable distributed systems and build automated testing frameworks
• Contribute to front-end design for user-centric applications

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, BBIT, BScIT or a related field
• 3 years of experience in an active software development environment
• Demonstrated expertise in designing RESTful APIs for web applications
• Experience developing and managing databases and applications, building prototypes and optimizing web applications for performance and scalability
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills, able to work independently and professionally

Required skills

• Java with Spring Boot
• JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React and Node.js
• HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• MySQL database administration
• IDEs such as JetBrains IntelliJ, Apache NetBeans and JetBrains PhpStorm
• Knowledge of managing hosting environments