Software Engineer – Backend (Remote) at Gomoney

Who are we?

gomoney is rebuilding banking from the ground up, rethinking and simplifying money. We are creating a future where customers are in control, aware, and informed through open, transparent, and integrated banking. We are the bank you deserve. We are a tech solution born out of vision and innovation from Sterling Bank. While we’re backed by one of the major players in the banking industry, we are creating our own path and shaping our own future. Now is the perfect time to join us if you are interested in creating, building, and problem solving from the start.

Who are we looking for?

We’re building a team who will help develop the organization and shape how we want to work. Join us if you are…

• A progressive thinker who is passionate about making BIG things happen and ready to take on broad responsibilities in a start-up environment.
• An empathetic and empowering leader who values diversity of thought and is always thinking about how both customer and employee interactions can be improved.

We have big dreams. There are many interesting challenges ahead, and we’re happy for people to build new skills, specialize or evolve their role.

About this Role

What will you be doing as a Backend Engineer?

You’ll be working as part of a cross-disciplinary group that prioritizes user needs, challenges assumptions, and iterates quickly, using data and running experiments to develop secure, robust, and scalable solutions.

How will you make impact?

You will be a part of our backend team responsible for managing the interchange of data between our servers and users. As you know, backend engineering primarily focuses on the development of server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Define and deliver resilient software that meets and exceeds the expectations of your team, managers, and product stakeholders.
• Develop readable, testable, and maintainable code to spec.
• Commitment to continued technical and professional growth.
• Interfacing with stakeholders to understand their business, goals, and visions for products supported by the product organisation.
• Lending your knowledge and positive approach to overall team development.
• Frameworks, and technologies we use include but are not limited to:
  • NodeJs + TypeScript
  • Kubernetes + Helm
  • Redis
  • RabbitMQ
  • Docker
  • MongoDB
  • Github + CircleCI
  • Loki + Grafana

This might be for you if you…

• have least 2-3 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
• are proficient in writing code in Javascript or TypeScript, go, and enjoy learning new languages.
• have familiarity with SQL or NoSQL databases like Postgres or MongoDB.
• have familiarity with key-value databases like Redis or memcached.
• have exposure to CI/CD pipelines and tools.
• have experience writing unit and integration tests.
• have good knowledge of Docker, container orchestration and microservices architecture.
• have experience working with Kubernetes clusters and deploying applications.

What’s on Offer?

• Culture: We’re a People first company, we believe in a culture of inclusiveness to embrace diversity of thought; kindness and candidness; Learning and openness to do things differently.
• Flexibility: We believe that you should drive how and where you work and empower you with flexibility and autonomy. We’re fully remote right now, allowing you to live and work the way you need, giving you time back from long commutes! We continue to explore how new ways of working can enhance the work environment, and as a software engineer, you will have a key role in helping to determine how new ways of working could change in the future.
• Growth: We have big dreams, and we ensure you grow through interesting and challenging work, have an active voice in your career development and are a part of a culture that supports your growth by actively creating opportunities to expand your skills.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive compensation and benefits such as: Leave allowance, Gym membership, Monthly internet allowance, 13th month, Pension and Health insurance.