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Senior Retool Software Engineer
Jumia
Posted 3 months agoNairobi, Kenya
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software Engineering
Job Description
Jumia is a leading pan-African e-commerce platform. Its mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to customers, while helping businesses grow as they use Jumia's platform to better reach and serve customers.
Jumia is built around a marketplace and supported by a proprietary logistics business [Jumia Logistics] and a digital payment and fintech platform [Jumia Pay]. With over 3,000 employees, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact in Africa.
In April 2019, Jumia was the first Tech company in Africa to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Requirements
- Strong working experience and knowledge of Javascript
- Working experience with low code platforms, Retool experience is a plus
- Understanding low code workflows and resource integrations
- A clear understanding of OOP, Design Patterns and anti-patterns, SOLID principles
- Working experience with relation and non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Redis...)
- Experienced with testing layers (unit, integration, and functional testing) and version control technologies (e.g. GIT)
- Knowledge of algorithms and distributed systems
- Academic background in IT or equivalent
- Proficiency in English
- Knowledge of React or CSS is a plus
- Experience with services/microservices-oriented architecture, ideally in an e-commerce scope
- Familiar with SCRUM methodology
Responsibilities
- Autonomy interpreting business/technical requirements, designing, implementing, and testing high-quality solutions
- Work in a team-based development environment with a modular code base, peer reviews, and pull requests, with the disciplined use of source code control and documentation
- Constantly aim for quality, scalability, performance, and architecture keeping good practices, security, and compliance in check
- Be part of a fast and agile development process
- Contribute actively and proactively to optimize Retool applications, processes, and methodologies
- Be willing to help peers, being part of a collaborative environment for development, testing, and automation tasks
Benefits
- A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
- A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
- The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
- An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders
How to Apply
Apply through the Jumia careers portal.
