Remote Backend Engineer (Payment Integration)

Description:

• Help enhance digital payment systems and infrastructure for the African continent by contributing to the development & design of core components and tools of the Rafiki web service API.
• Open up NALA’s payment rails to customers via API, enabling corporates to send, receive, and convert funds through NALA directly from their own systems.
• Integrate with payment partners to offer fast and reliable payments across many countries.
• Implement core business logic such as Know Your Business, Identification Verification, Anti Money Laundering, and fraud monitoring to keep customers safe.
• Quickly launch new countries by writing modular and configurable code to adapt to market-specific and evolving requirements.
• Use data to drive decision-making and identify customer insights.
• Automate processes and partner failover to reduce support load and keep customers happy.
• Contribute to customer-facing REST API core functionalities.

Requirements:

• At least 3+ years of experience building reliable and scalable backend services and proficient in using Go.
• Excellent knowledge of best practices in designing, developing, and deploying services in a cloud environment.
• Broad understanding of technical concepts and payment processing as it relates to company products and integration.
• Experience working asynchronously with global teams using tools like Slack/Teams/Jira as well as other modern communication systems.
• Passionate about the product and the mission.
• Excellent (English) communication and presentation skills.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work on enhancing digital payment systems for the African continent.
• Contribute to opening up payment rails for corporates to send, receive, and convert funds through NALA.
• Work on diverse projects with a focus on delivering world-class software.
• Collaborate with global teams and use modern communication systems.
• Be part of a mission-driven company with ambitious goals.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity for professional growth and development in a fast-paced environment.