Golang Engineer

Key responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have extremely strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of technical best practices and principles and be able to inspire and develop team members to achieve their potential. You will have proven ability to create architectures and develop sound technical & operational roadmaps in support of the business’ strategy.

There are three key areas of responsibility for the role: 

- Hiring, leading, mentoring and managing the development squad working on project, features, support, and improvement to the platform. 

- Identify where improvements are required to improve processes and the platform

- Work closely with DevOps Manager, QA Manager and Lead Product Manager to ensure high quality delivery

REQUIRED:

Minimum 6+ years of building and managing teams – Leadership, mentoring and line management

Hands on experience with Java, Spring & Spring Boot, Maven, Hibernate, Oracle, AWS and knowledge of best practices

Deep experience of CI / CD (Jenkins, AWS pipeline) and version control

workflow (Git)

Thorough understanding of Code Quality, Automation, Mocking, TDD, BDD, SOLID principles, etc.

Good E-Commerce experience – understand 24*7*365 nature of the business

Good architectural experience

Very good agile experience including working with, and appreciation of

the other roles within an agile team – BA, Product Manager, Project Manager, QA

Education: BE/Btech/MCA

Shift: UK Shift – 11am-8pm

OPTIONAL:

Front-end experience – HTML, CSS including major frameworks like React

Understanding of other programming languages (Node, Python)

Understanding of data warehouse, big data and data science

Strong problem-solving skills

Ability to produce high-quality software

Experience in using Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

Excellent and clear verbal and written communication skills

Experience in end-to-end delivery of projects

Ability to think logically and methodically

Team player 

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:

The Backend Developer works remotely as part of the technology team to help Sun King’s EasyBuy business unit design and develop software to improve its field team operations.

What you will be expected to do

• Design and develop applications/systems based on wireframes and product requirements documents. 
• Design and develop logical and physical data models to meet application requirements. 
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks and bugs based on operational requirements.
• Perform unit tests on code to ensure robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability. 
• Write reusable and easily maintainable code following the principles of DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself). 
• Integrate existing tools and business systems, both in-house and external services, such as ticketing software and communication tools. 
• Collaborate with team members and product managers to understand project requirements and contribute to the overall system design. 

You might be a strong candidate if you have/are

• Have development experience: 1-2 years backend development experience and have strong problem-solving abilities, proficiency in data structures, and algorithms. 
• Have a profound grasp of object-oriented programming (OOPS) standards and expertise in Core Java. 
• Have knowledge of SQL, MySQL, or similar database management. 
• Have Experience in integrating web services, such as SOAP, REST, JSON, and XML. 
• Have familiarity with RESTful APIs for linking Android applications to backend services. 
• Have preferred experience with version control systems like Git, but not mandatory. 
• Have additional knowledge of web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like Spring or Hibernate would be advantageous. 

What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):

• A platform for professional growth in a rapidly expanding, high-impact sector.
• Immerse in a collaborative culture, energized by employees of Sun King who are collectively motivated by fostering a transformative, sustainable venture.
• A genuinely global environment: Engage and learn alongside a diverse group from varied geographies and backgrounds.
• Tailored learning pathways through the Sun King Center for Leadership to elevate your leadership and managerial capabilities.

Stable Money presents a great opportunity to be a part of the founding team and participate in the 0 to 1 journey If you have at least 6 years of experience and you're someone who's all about distributed architectures, system design wizardry, and making Go or Java dance to your tune, read on!

What We’re Looking For:

Architecting Marvels: Designing and implementing scalable, resilient distributed systems that make our platform sing.

Coding Ninjutsu: Crafting elegant, efficient code in Go and/or Java that runs like clockwork.

Keeping Watch: Hands-on with monitoring and troubleshooting using open-source Observability stack—think Loki, Grafana, and all things metrics.

Cloud Whisperer: Leveraging core AWS services to build and maintain robust infrastructure that never sleeps.

Pipeline Maestro: Setting up and optimising CI/CD pipelines to keep our deployment game strong.

Mentoring Mastery: Guiding and mentoring junior engineers, sharing your wisdom and helping them grow into future stars.

Bonus Points:

Startup Savvy: Thrived in the fast-paced, dynamic environment of a startup.

Fintech Finesse: Familiarity with the unique challenges and regulations of the fintech industry.

If you're excited about joining a dynamic team where you can architect, code, mentor, and innovate, send us your resume! Let's chat about how you can help us revolutionize the fintech space. 🚀

Job Title: Backend Developer

Job Description: We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs of our applications. Key responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and efficient backend systems, troubleshooting and resolving issues, and staying updated on industry trends. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Node.js, along with experience in database management and API development, are essential for success in this role. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a passion for creating robust and high-performance backend solutions are highly valued.

Requirements:

Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js)

Experience with database management systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

Knowledge of RESTful API design and development

Familiarity with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure) is a plus

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

1. 0 to 2 years of experience into Java 6/7/8, J2EE, EJB, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, LOG4J, SQL, PL/SQL, XML, XSLT, JSON,
2. Good to have strong experience in Core Java SpringBoot, Spring framework
3. knowledge of Spring MVC, Spring REST, JDBC Templates
4. Knowledge of Java/J2EE Design patterns
5. knowledge of implementation of WebServices like REST will be added advantage
6. Good knowledge of Relational Databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server with complex SQL Queries, Stored Procedure, Triggers
7. Knowledge of Unit Test Cases is added advantage
8. Knowledge of build tools like Maven, Gradle, Ant
9. Knowledge of any one or more of MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4J, Redis, Kafka, ActiveMQ, Caches, Microservices will be a major plus
10. Good to have knowledge of ORM like Hibernate
11. Knowledge and experience in nodejs backend will be added advantage

Requirements :

1. Must be a good team player and self-motivated Individual
2. Very Strong analytical abilities and interpersonal skills
3. Strong verbal and written communication skills with other developers and business clients
4. High commitment levels