About Klasha
Klasha is a technology company that builds cross-border commerce solutions for African consumers and international businesses wanting to sell into Africa.
Our mission is to make online consumer goods and services more accessible to customers across Africa. We've built the KlashaCheckout which allows African consumers to transact online and across borders in local African currencies, alongside an entire toolkit of software products including : KlashaWire, KlashaCargo, Payment Links and the Klasha App.
Our vision is for African consumers to have frictionless access to the goods they want, regardless of their geographic location, by transacting using African currencies and money methods.
Klasha is looking
for an analytical, results-driven, fast-moving Senior Backend Engineer to join
our team and help to build an exciting payments and logistics startup in
The Senior
Backend Engineer will use his or her understanding of programming languages and
tools to build our product, write clean code, formulate more efficient
processes, solve problems, and create a more seamless experience for users. You
should have excellent communication, computer and project management skills.
To succeed as a
Backend Engineer you should be focused on building a better, more efficient
program and creating a better end-user experience. You should be knowledgeable,
collaborative, and motivated.
We're looking for
mid-level engineers preferably in Lagos, Nigeria
Collaborating
with the Frontend Engineers and other team members to establish objectives and
design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
Developing ideas
for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and
Be involved and
participate in the overall application lifecycle.
Define and
communicate technical and design requirements.
Provide training,
help and support to other team members.
Build
high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future.
Build and scale
our product with input from other team members.
Develop
functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes.
Manage
cutting-edge technologies to improve applications.
Collaborate with
a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers, and system administrators.
Requirements : Minimum 5 years
Minimum 5 years
of experience as a backend engineer.
Strong
understanding of the web development cycle and programming techniques and
Focus on
efficiency, user experience and process improvement.
Excellent project
and time management skills.
Strong problem
solving, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work
independently or with a group.
Ability to move
fast and adapt as the business requires.
Strong knowledge
of the African payments and logistics ecosystem would be an advantage.
Benefits :
People are the heart of our business, so we prioritise
welfare and offer a wide range of competitive benefits including but not
limited to : All the latest
All the latest
technology you need to do your role.
insurance.
Headspace and Spill membership.
One-time home
office set-up allowance.
Hybrid; remote +
office hours and flexible working conditions.
Access to
Klasha Sessions, and development training
Diesel and fuel
allowance for remote working.
Work-from-anywhere weeks; work
from anywhere for three weeks in a year.
off.
Team building events.
Paid parental leave
