NodeJS Backend Engineer - Talent Pipeline Requisition

Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy. To achieve this objective, we have built a trusted payment infrastructure that allows consumers and businesses (African and International) make and receive payments in a convenient borderless manner.

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:

• 7+ 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

Application Process

While we are not hiring immediately, joining our talent pipeline ensures that you are first in line for future opportunities at Flutterwave. Candidates in the pipeline will go through preliminary assessments, and when a suitable role opens up, you will be the first to know.

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