Senior Full Stack Engineer at Sahara Group

About Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading privately owned Power, Energy, Gas and Infrastructure Conglomerate established in 1996 with operating companies active in the downstream, midstream, upstream, infrastructure and power sectors. Sahara has presence in different locations including Africa, The Caribbean, Asia and Europe. The Group’s strategy is to replicate its successes in Oil and Gas sector in the Energy & Infrastructure sector. To achieve this, Sahara has set out a roadmap for investing in people, processes, strategic acquisitions, principal investments and continuous expansion within, initially, the West African energy & infrastructure space, and then globally.

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable REST APIs on Node.js/Express, Go, and Typescript backend
Develop, test, tune for performance, and deploy microservices.
Collaborate with the team, optimize, and refactor the back-end architecture
Work with UX/UI teams to lead the development of pixel-perfect responsive web applications.
Maintain high standards of quality for code, documentation, and other deliverables
Architecture and tech stack discussions to optimize for increasing server load.
Design, develop, and execute automation scripts using industry-standard open-source tools.
Assist with partner integration validation and certification.
Prepare technical documents and a handbook to accurately represent application design and code.
Document SDKs and write developer-facing documentation.

Employment Type: Contract
• This is a hybrid position.
• The ideal candidate will have a self-starter attitude with high ownership, self-motivation, and accountability.

Skills & Qualifications
1. +5 years’ experience building full-stack web projects with a significant focus on back-end code and business logic.
2. At least 3-5+ years of experience within the payment processing space is preferable and working with the Go programming language.
3. Advanced level of JavaScript, Node.js, Typescript, and various Go frameworks and tools
4. Ability to architect and develop service-based backends: APIs, code, and data.
5. Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure such as Amazon AWS and GCP
6. Experience in documenting complex systems, establishing style guides, and reviewing/editing others’ writing.
7. Proficiency with databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, Apollo GraphQL, and RabbitMQ.
8. Familiarity with DevOps tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins is a plus.
9. Experience in building SDKs and developer-facing documentation.
10. Proficient in documenting complex systems, establishing style guides, and reviewing/editing others’ writing.