Senior Java Engineer Job at Venture Garden Nigeria

Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) is a fast-growing B2B/B2G Fintech Platform Holdco Company with six subsidiaries, two platform entities and a suite of shared services offered to all subsidiaries. At VGN we wage war against the average, go beyond the ordinary to explore limitless opportunities; breaking the norms and aggressively pursuing success through- Relentless Hard-work, Pursuit of excellence, calculated risk-taking and a hunger for knowledge and we have a lot of fun at it!

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Position: Senior Java Engineer
Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Senior Java Developer will be part of the Keystone team of engineers, business analysts, software testers, and DevOps engineers, tasked with building and enhancing legacy applications into new Java-based web applications in an enterprise environment.
• This role is responsible for the design, development, and fielding of enterprise application solutions within a strategic business unit.
• You’ll be working alongside other engineers collaborating on the various layers of the infrastructure and contributing at the different stages of the SDLC.

Principal Responsibilities

• Under general direction, design, develop, troubleshoots, debugs, and implements software code using Java, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, and XML for software components of the web applications.
• Integrate web applications with backend databases. Deploys large web-based transaction systems using application servers.
• Researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the integration of new products per production and client requirements.
• Upgrade the API Manager platform along with the set maturity model matrix.

Qualifications
Essential Competencies:

• 5+ years of software development experience developing Java web applications.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; 4 additional years’ related experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with Java Design patterns (MVC).
• Good understanding of OOP and good knowledge of the Javascript framework.
• Experience with RDBMS such as Oracle, SQL Server, or similar databases
• Experience with software development processes such as SDLC, Scrum, or similar.
• Experience supporting JVMs in Unix/Linux/Windows environments.
• Creative problem-solving abilities and strong work ethic with “can do” attitude.
• Ability to take high-level requirements and compile them into development tasks.
• Ability to estimate tasks based off of technical debt, level of effort, and complexity.
• Ability to thrive in a team/collaborative environment.
• Ability to provide mentoring and coaching to less experienced team members.
• Ability to function at a fast pace with multiple deadlines.

Technology Stack:

• JavaEE
• Hibernate
• Familiarity with Apache libraries
• Spring boot
• comfortable using bootstrap is a plus
• Ability to use JQuery
• Comfortable using ReactJS is a plus
• HTML/CSS

Working Conditions:

• Flexibility is important (Remote working is avaialble)

Equal Opportunity:

• The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality

Remuneration
Competitive based on experience.