About Sun King
Sun King is the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, delivering energy access to 1.8 billion people without reliable grid connections through innovative product design, fintech solutions, and field operations.
Key Highlights:
- Connected over 20 million homes to solar power across Africa and Asia, adding 200,000 homes monthly.
- Affordable ‘pay-as-you-go’ financing model; after 1-2 years, customers own their solar equipment.
- Saved customers over $4 billion to date.
- Collect 650,000 daily payments via 28,000 field agents using mobile money systems.
- Products range from home lighting to high-energy appliances, with expansion into clean cooking, electric mobility, and entertainment.
With 2,800 staff across 12 countries, our team includes experts in various fields, all passionate about serving off-grid communities.
Diversity Commitment:
44% of our workforce are women, reflecting our commitment to gender diversity.
About the Role
As a Backend Developer, you will work remotely with Sun King’s EasyBuy business unit to design and develop software that improves the operations of our field teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop applications/systems based on wireframes and product requirements.
- Create logical and physical data models to meet application needs.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks and bugs based on operational needs.
- Perform unit testing on code to ensure reliability, including edge cases and usability.
- Write reusable, maintainable code following DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principles.
- Integrate existing tools and business systems, including external services like ticketing and communication software.
- Collaborate with team members and product managers to understand project requirements and contribute to system design.
You Might Be a Strong Candidate If You:
- Have 1-2 years of backend development experience and strong problem-solving skills, with proficiency in data structures and algorithms.
- Have a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and expertise in Core Java.
- Have experience with databases such as SQL, MySQL, or similar.
- Have integrated web services such as SOAP, REST, JSON, and XML.
- Are familiar with RESTful APIs for linking Android applications to backend services.
- Experience with version control systems like Git is preferred but not mandatory.
- Additional knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and frameworks like Spring or Hibernate is a plus.
The Team You Would Join
The Global Analytics and Technology function at Sun King builds technology-enabled solutions based on data-driven insights. Our team includes data scientists, data engineers, analysts, technical architects, Android developers, web designers, backend engineers, product managers, and UI/UX developers. Together, we develop cutting-edge solutions to solve business problems for underserved populations, including:
- Last-mile delivery
- Credit underwriting and risk management
- Distribution channel digitization
- Churn management
What We Offer:
In addition to compensation and statutory benefits, you’ll receive:
- A platform for professional growth in a fast-growing, high-impact sector.
- A collaborative culture energized by Sun King employees working towards a transformative, sustainable mission.
- A global environment where you’ll engage with a diverse team from different geographies and backgrounds.
- Tailored learning pathways through the Sun King Center for Leadership to enhance your leadership and managerial skills.
About Sun King
Sun King is a leading global provider of off-grid solar energy solutions, designed to serve the 1.8 billion people who lack reliable or affordable access to traditional electrical grids. With a mission to power brighter lives, the company focuses on underserved markets across Africa and Asia. Sun King's product range includes solar lanterns, solar home systems, and solar inverters, tailored to meet a variety of energy needs—from portable lighting to powering entire homes.
The company's innovative solutions, such as the recently launched PowerHub 3300 and expandable solar home systems, reflect their commitment to evolving customer demands. With operations in over 40 countries and millions of products sold, Sun King makes solar energy accessible through pay-as-you-go financing options. The company’s network of field agents plays a key role in selling, installing, and servicing products, driving local economic development. Rooted in sustainability, Sun King also implements a Sustainable Financing Framework and ensures customer satisfaction through extensive service centers and after-sales support.
Sun King designs, distributes, installs, and finances solar energy solutions for the 1.8 billion people living without reliable access to electricity. The company offers a range of products from portable solar lamps to powerful home and business energy systems, aiming to improve lives across Africa and Asia through affordable, clean energy.
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Requirements
• Write code and tests, build prototypes, solve issues, profile, and analyze bottlenecks
• Design performance gauging, building robust APIs to support mobile and desktop clients
• Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems on the cloud
• Optimization of web applications for performance and scalability
• Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met and allow for regression testing
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Write clean code to develop functional web applications
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Perform UI tests to optimize performance
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Gather and address technical and design requirements
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
What skills we are looking for?
•Good communication skill to communicate with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, Regularly and other developers regarding progress on the long-term technology roadmap
•Curious and progressive mind to Create and maintain workflows with teams to provide visibility and to ensure workload balance for consistent visual designs
•Good technical knowledge to Produce quality code, raising the bar for the whole team on quality and speed
•Through analytical skills to Recommend system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchase alternatives.
Who qualifies?
• PHP Laravel Framework, PHP Design Patterns.
• Proficient in MySQL. MongoDB knowledge is plus
• APIs, REST API, API Security.
• Laravel Events, Queue, Observers
• Excellent foundation in computer science, algorithms, and web design
• Experience writing highly secure web application
• Experience with core AWS web-enabling technologies
• Growth mindset, challenging status quo to find new solutions and out- of-the-box ideas
• Experience designing RESTful APIs, specifically for mobile apps
• Computer science degree or equivalent experience
• Experience leading a team is a bonus.
• 3+ Years of relevant experience.
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Over 1.8 billion non-salaried informal sector workers globally, and roughly 700m Indians are
not eligible for pension or other social protection benefits. Without an urgent and effective
response to pension exclusion, they face the grim prospect of extreme poverty for over 20
years once they are too old to work.
pinBox is the only global pensionTech committed exclusively to mass-scale digital micropension inclusion among self-employed women and youth. We deploy our white-labelled,
API-enabled pension administration and delivery platform, our unique deployment model and
a simple and intuitive UI/UX to make access to regulated pension, savings and insurance
products easy and simple for non-salaried informal sector workers. We're working actively
with governments, regulators, multilateral aid agencies and leading financial inclusion
stakeholders in Asia and Africa. The pinBox model is already operating in Rwanda, Kenya
and India. We will expand to Bangladesh, Uganda, Chile, Indonesia and Nigeria by 2023.
Governments and pension regulators use the our pensionTech to jumpstart digital micropension and insurance inclusion among informal sector workers. Pension funds and insurers
use our pensionTech to build a mass market for their products beyond their traditional agentled customer base. Banks, MNOs, cooperatives, MFIs, fintech firms and gig-platforms use
our plug-and-play pensionTech to instantly offer an integrated social protection solution to
their clients, members and employees without any new investments in IT or capacity
enhancement.
We’ve recently completed our first equity fundraise to enhance our engineering, business
and delivery capacity and embark on the next stage of pinBox pensionTech development
and expansion. By 2025, we aim to enable and assist 100 million excluded individuals to
start saving for their old age in a secure, affordable and well-regulated environment.
pinBox is looking for senior software engineers who are deeply passionate about using IT to
solve difficult, real-life problems at scale across multiple countries.
The Senior Software Engineer will be expected to
1. Design, code, test, deploy and maintain applications to satisfy business requirements,
2. Plan and implement technical efforts through all phases of the software development
process,
3. Collaborate cross-functionally to make continuous improvements to the pinBox
pensionTech platform,
4. Help drive engineering plans through a broad approach to engineering quality
(consistent and thoughtful patterns, improved observability, unit and integration testing,
etc.),
5. Adhere to national and global architecture standards, risk management and security
policies,
6. Monitor the performance of applications and work with developers to continuously
improve and optimize performance.
The ideal candidate processes
1. An undergraduate degree in engineering,
2. At least 6 years’ experience as a software engineer or in a similar role,
3. Experience working with distributed version control systems such as Git / Mercurial
4. Frontend: Experience with HTML, CSS, bootstrap, Javascript, Jquery is necessary.
Experience with React / Angular will be an advantage,
5. Backend: Experience with Django/Python, PostgreSQL or any other RDBMS is
mandatory. Experience with Redis will be an advantage,
6. Experience in working with AWS / Azure / Google Cloud,
7. As our applications use a number of third party micro-services, experience with REST
APIs, as also with the Indian digital finance ecosystem (UPI, e-KYC) will be both
necessary and an advantage,
8. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and
9. Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to
function effectively and proactively under tight deadlines.
- 4 to 8 years of industry experience in (JAVA, Spring Boot , Microservices)
- Ability to effectively manage task distribution
- Able to adapt to changing business requirements and react quickly
- Strong customer focus and results-oriented attitude. Self-motivated individual & able to work independently
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Whom are we looking for?
Our groundbreaking technology, requires highly skilled and talented Web Backend Developers to understand the depth of the problem and device a solution for it.
We are seeking a Software Engineer, with a depth of experience in developing Web Applications enabled using REST APIs backed by a data warehouse solution, to join our growing company and be a part of our success story. We are looking for individual with great attention to detail, who is genuine, confident, committed and not only passionate about technology, but excited to work in a fun and friendly start-up environment. The ideal candidate will be passionate about technology and getting things to work while at the same time being able to mentor (and lead) other engineers by way of example to achieve excellence in their work.
What does the role involve?
As a Web Backend Software Engineer you will be responsible for creating REST APIs which are used to drive the User Interface. Given the nature of the application, these APIs needs to be very efficient and high performing. This requires optimising queries for faster execution and introducing database changes that may be required.
You would be working with a complex technology stack which includes (but is not limited to) Spring, Hibernate, HornetQ, Quartz, etc. This requires extensive understanding of transaction management and data handling across different application layers.
In addition to the technical ownership, you will also be involved in detailing requirements for requested functionalities and be responsible for providing technical insight into how requirements will be implemented and made available to users. Accurate estimation of tasks and planning are qualities we look for in our engineers.
Responsibilities include:
Develop, test, implement and maintain application software
Take part in software and architectural development activities
Transform requirements into implementation details
Debug application issues and helping support respond to client queries
Participate in application development meetings
Provide accurate estimates, clearly communicate status of tasks and identification of risks
Commitment to accomplishing the task at hand and identify the fastest and most reliable way to solve a problem
Performance tuning of application code at different service levels
Incorporate design changes to improve performance of the application
Interact with customers of the application and help address issues reported
Interact with customers of the application and collect requirements or potential uses cases and draft technical and user requirements
ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Minimum 2+ years experience with Java and J2EE/Java EE
Minimum 2+ years experience with Spring MVC, Spring Security and Hibernate
Strong understanding of relational database and normal forms
Strong understanding of SQL concepts and ability to write optimised and high performing queries
Strong understanding of Java concurrency, concurrency patterns, experience building thread safe code
Experience building RESTful web services
Experience with web application servers like JBoss
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and time management skills
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Experience using task tracking systems e.g. Jira and distributed version control systems e.g. Git
DESIRABLE SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
Understanding of testNg/JUnit
Unix/Windows shell and related command line tools
Experience in Continuous Integration and deployment tools such as Jenkins
Experience with database partitioning and column Indexing
Experience with query optimisation techniques
Why work for us?
Above market remuneration
Stimulating challenges that fully utilise your skills
Work on real-world technical problems to which solution cannot simply be found on the internet
Working alongside other passionate, talented engineers
Hardware of your choice
Our fast-growing company offers the potential for rapid career progression
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Job Role : Backend Engineer / Sr. Backend Engineer
As a Senior Backend Platform Engineer, you will work closely with engineers/scientists in a small, but fast-growing, team environment while i) applying the state of the art AI technologies in the field of deep learning and computer vision to design and develop the user recommendation platform to help our users to find their best matches and ii) building scalable and reliable backend API services to serve massive volume of client traffic while ensuring best user experience. A successful candidate will have strong technical skills and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.
In this Senior Backend Platform Engineer role, you will:
- Design, develop, and operate resilient distributed services that run on ECS or Kubernetes to serve hundreds of millions of users around the world
- Collaborate with various functional teams on expansion of our recommendation systems
- Influence the roadmap and product development of KlearNow App and services
- Recruit, inspire, and develop team members
We're looking for:
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent with 1-5 or 5-10 years minimum industrial working experiences
- Excellent knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design and coding
- Strong designing and building distributed backend systems handling high volumes of traffic
- Experience in handling ambiguous business requirements with excellent prioritization, time management abilities, and a focus on execution
- Passion to solve complex problems and make continuous improvements
- Experience in Search and Recommendation Systems preferred
- Excellent knowledge and experience on a backend language, like Java, Scala, Go, Node.js, etc.
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience in design and development using NoSQL, such as DynamoDB, Cassandra, or RocksDB
- Experience with Aerospike, ElasticSearch, Kafka, and Spark
- Experience with Agile development methodology and CI/CD
- Experience with Docker containers along with Kubernetes or ECS
If you wish to know more on the opportunity and like to pursue this further, then I would suggest that you share your updated CV and suggest a good time when we could connect.
Why us
KlearNow is operational and a certified Customs Business provider in US, Canada and UK with plans to grow in many more markets in near future. Be a part of a rapidly growing company where you will have the opportunity to extend our leadership position and fast-track innovation behind AI-powered intelligent supply chain solutions.
Over and above the core customs clearance solution, KlearNow is also providing consolidated freight visibility, data and document management and intra-port activity for efficient Drayage.
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KlearNow has a flexibility of a small start-up with the security of a well-funded organization with strong backers and advisors.
KlearNow is transforming B2B supply chains with its smart Logistics as a Service (LaaS) platform that connects data, people, processes, and organizations. Its AI-powered platform digitizes paper-based transactions—streamlining customs clearance and drayage services. KlearNow empowers importers, exporters, freight forwarders, and supply chain partners by providing new levels of visibility and productivity to reduce costs and create enhanced customer experiences
Over and above the core customs clearance solution, KlearNow is also providing consolidated freight visibility, data and document management and intra-port activity for efficient Drayage.
KlearNow grows, we’re looking for an Engineering Leader who is passionate about people growth and organizational development. This is a unique opportunity to help build the products and practices that will support KlearNow growth over the next round of funding. In this role, you will reimagine enterprise logistics software and build global products that enable KlearNow expand in Americas, Europe and Asia.
Be a part of a rapidly growing, series B funded tech company where you will have the opportunity to extend our leadership position and fast-track innovation behind AI-powered intelligent supply chain solutions.
2) Strong experience with Spring and Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security
3) Experience building REST and SOAP web services using Java, Micro Services
4) Experience with Web Services (JSON, REST, Spring based REST services)
5) Experience with Java and J2EE/Java EE (including servlets, JSP, JDBC)
6) Strong Core Java development
7) Experience with development tools like Eclipse, Git,.etc
8) Experience with web application servers like Tomcat
9) Experience in scripting and working in a Linux/Windows environment
- IMMEDIATE JOINEE.
- Work with other engineers to develop and test tools and applications used by team on daily basis
- Play a significant role in the ongoing evolution and refinement of current tools and applications
- Triage, troubleshoot, escalate and provide resolution to production issues.
- Reproduce, document and escalate product defects to the Engineering Team.
- Provide well-thought out and reliable direction, both in technical and non-technical terms, to help customers.
- Take ownership of customer issues, including initial troubleshooting, identification of root cause and issue resolution or escalation.
- Identify and escalate priority issues that need immediate attention.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams which requires strong presentation skills and attention to details
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. MS degree is preferred.
- 9+ years development experience in JAVA (using OO Design and Analysis, Design Patterns, etc.)
- High experience in Java 8 Required.
- 4+ years’ experience building highly scalable, distributed and reliable Restful Web Services using Spring, Jersey, etc.
- Should have knowledge on Cloud applications preferably on AWS.
- Knowledge on building Front end applications using JavaScript, AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3.
- Experience with relational DBs like MySQL and NoSQL Database like MongoDB, Solr/Lucene will be a plus.
- Experience with Tomcat, Jax-RS, REST, JPA, IntelliJ, Groovy, Hibernate is must.
- Experience with build technologies like Gradle, Jenkins will be a plus.
- Experience with Test Driven Development using TestNG/Junit testing frameworks.
- Experience working with version control like GIT.