Senior Backend Engineer, Golang

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🕒 February 5

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Gigmile

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

💳 Fintech

🛍️ eCommerce

👥 B2C

💰 $120k Pre Seed Round on 2022-03

Fintech • eCommerce • B2C

Gigmile is on a mission to provide affordable and accessible financial services to gig and informal workers in Africa, who have historically been underserved by traditional financial institutions. By building the necessary infrastructure for last mile mobility and partnering with digital platforms, Gigmile aims to empower gig workers with the tools and resources they need to better manage their earnings and improve their livelihoods.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain backend services : Design, build, and optimize server-side services, APIs, and services to support web and mobile applications. • Ensure scalability and performance : Architect and implement systems that can handle increasing traffic, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and scalability. • Database design and optimization : Design efficient database schemas, write optimized queries, and ensure data integrity across systems. • API development and integration : Develop RESTful and GraphQL APIs, ensuring seamless integration with front-end and third-party systems. • Security and data protection : Implement secure coding practices, data encryption, and compliance with relevant data protection laws such as GDPR. • Collaborate with front-end engineers : Work closely with the front-end team to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic. • Maintain code quality : Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. Perform code reviews and provide feedback to team members. • Mentor and lead junior engineers : Guide and mentor other back-end engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge-sharing and best practices. • Collaborate in product development : Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from planning and design through to testing, deployment, and monitoring. • Monitor and troubleshoot production issues : Ensure the smooth operation of back-end services, monitor system performance, and troubleshoot issues when necessary.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in back-end development, preferably in building scalable, distributed systems • Proficiency in server-side programming languages Go lang, Java, C++ • Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL , and experience designing, building, and maintaining them • Experience with database systems , both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis), and strong expertise in database schema design and query optimization • Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and services such as AWS , Azure , or Google Cloud Platform • Knowledge of microservices architecture and the ability to design, implement, and deploy services that are decoupled and scalable • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines , automated testing frameworks, and containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes • Strong understanding of security best practices , including data protection, API security, authentication, and authorization (OAuth2, JWT, etc.) • Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus , Grafana , or Datadog , and debugging production issues • Proficiency with version control systems such as Git • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with different teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Health insurance • Exciting growth opportunities