Senior NodeJS Software Engineer - Jumia (Full Time)

Job Description

Jumia, a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, is seeking a Senior NodeJS Software Engineer to join their team in Portugal. The ideal candidate will be responsible for interpreting business requirements, designing, implementing, and testing high-quality solutions. They will work in a team-based development environment, aiming for quality, scalability, and performance.Responsibilities:

• Interpreting business/technical requirements
• Designing, implementing, and testing high-quality solutions.
• Working in a team-based development environment.
• Optimizing applications, processes, and methodologies
• Helping peers in development, testing, and automation tasks

Requirements:

• Strong working experience with NodeJS and NodeJS frameworks (e.g. Express, NestJS)
• Understanding of OOP, Design Patterns and anti-patterns, SOLID principles
• Experience with relation and non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Redis...)
• Experienced with testing layers and version control technologies (e.g. GIT)
• Understanding of Queuing and Streaming systems (e.g. SQS, Kafka)
• Academic background in IT or equivalent
• Knowledge of algorithms and distributed systems
• Proficiency in English

What Jumia offers:

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth