Backend Developer

Who are we?

We are Juakali, a FinTech startup providing a platform for the microfinance lending market. Juakali empowers Financial Institutions with seamless, flexible, and powerful tools designed to boost their productivity. We offer 100% bank-grade, best-of-breed technology. 

Although we are a small startup, we are already global, our people work from all around the world. In the span of 5 years, we have our employees and customers in more than 10 countries in Africa and Asia. Our teams are remote, working from wherever they are. It gives our teammates freedom: we only ask them to be responsible. 

You can work from anywhere you like as long as you have an internet connection. Our virtual office is hosted on Slack.

What are we looking for?

• At least 3 years of experience and in-depth knowledge of Java
• Excellent knowledge of Hibernate
• Experience with the Spring Boot framework
• Experience building RESTful API microservices
• Good knowledge of SQL and database concepts
• Ability to create testable, reusable and scalable code
• Motivation to keep on learning
• Solid communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving aptitude

What will you do?

• Contribute to the development of the Juakali platform
• Design tech specs
• Implement features
• Test your own work
• Perform peer code reviews
• Learn new things
• Help your teammates grow

Why us?

• Remote work
• Great work/life balance
• A team of amazing and talented individuals
• Company culture conducive to learning
• 20 + 10 fully paid days off designed for a slower pace
• Employee-friendly policies
• Medical Insurance for you and your family.