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Senior Backend Developer – Node at Great Brands Nigeria Limited

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Great Brands Nigeria Limited is a world-class, people-oriented, Performance Driven, Sales and Distribution Company. We are the leading consumer goods distribution company in Nigeria with over 35 years of experience. We aim to achieve dominant market leadership positions for premier FMCG producers by combining quality production and brand value with expert distribution.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Backend Developer – Node

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
As a Backend Engineer your daily responsibilities will include:

  • Lead the development of backend services using Node.js, with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including back-end developers, designers, and product managers, to create robust, scalable, and maintainable web applications.
  • Collaborate closely with DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployment pipelines, manage server infrastructure, and monitor performance using tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Optimize APIs and server-side code to improve load times and resource usage across multiple projects.
  • Work on application performance tuning, server optimization, and scalability improvements.
  • Apply advanced caching mechanisms, load balancing techniques, and database optimization strategies to ensure peak performance.
  • Participate in code reviews, providing feedback to team members to ensure adherence to best practices.
  • Design and implement server-side logging, error monitoring, and alerting systems for efficient debugging and system health checks.

Responsibilities

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  • Extensive experience with Node.js for building scalable microservices, APIs, and server-side applications.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and the ability to work with serverless architectures, containerization, and distributed systems.
  • Experience with event-driven architecture, message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and background jobs.
  • Proven track record of optimizing applications for performance, including server-side optimization techniques.
  • Experience with building and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
  • Familiarity with micro-services architecture and designing scalable solutions.
  • Database expertise: Experience with both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
  • Strong knowledge of caching mechanisms (Redis, Memcached) and experience implementing them to enhance performance.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments using tools like Jenkins, Git-lab CI, or GitHub Actions.
  • Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and the ability to work in fast-paced environments with cross-functional teams.

Salary
N500,000 – N800,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jobs@greatbrandsng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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