Nestcoin is a new startup company building an exciting array of products aimed at promoting crypto awareness, acquisition, and adoption.

We are looking for a senior Backend Engineer to help build our product offerings from scratch.

You will be working with a small team of mobile developers, blockchain engineers and designers to build highly impactful products in the fast-growing blockchain technology space.

Responsibilities

Design and build backend services that are highly maintainable and scalable to meet the growing demand for our services

Come up with highly creative and cost-effective ways to solve business problems.

Great sense of ownership and ability to work under minimal supervision.

Partake in code reviews and give actionable feedback.

Work with engineers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.

Deliver APIs that make it easy for developers (internal and external) to interact with our platform.Participate in troubleshooting complex issues and resolving defects in services.

Add positive energy in every meeting, and make your coworkers feel included in every interaction.

Required Skills:

You have 3+ years of professional experience with some experience in Java (Spring framework) or Node.js

You have experience working with Relational Database Systems (MySQL, Postgres, etc) and NoSQL systems (MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc)

You have a solid understanding of object-oriented (OO) analysis and design principles and demonstrate proficiency/expert knowledge in OO design.

You have experience working with Git for version control and a good grasp of various git-flows.

You write high-quality, well-tested code to meet the needs of your customers.

You have experience working in a fast-paced startup environment

You have great technical and non-technical communication skills.

You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together.

You have experience building applications on various AWS services.

We are a cloud first company.

Preferred Experience:

Ability to deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes cluster

Ability to build and manage your own deployment pipeline

Ability to design and document API using Open API specifications

Prior experience working on a remote team

Why Join Us?

Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of financial technology in the continent.

Fast-moving, challenging and unique business problems

International work environment and flat organisation

Great career development opportunities in a growing company

Competitive salary and equity options

Health insurance with Gym and Spa Access

Access to training courses for Blockchain and other relevant professional development areas

Pan-African travel to other countries for product and market research

Remote-Friendly with flexible working hours