Hybrid Software Architect

at Paga Group Ltd

• Job title: Software Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Docker, J2EE, Java, JavaScript, Kafka, Kubernetes, Postgres, React, Spring, Vue.js
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Lagos, Nigeria

About the role

• Software Architect responsible for technical leadership at Paga, delivering enterprise-grade software systems. Engage in strategic product development and oversee multi-functional software teams.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and grow the technical vision for the Paga business and engage meaningfully in the strategic development of the overall business.
• Independently oversees all software concerns for some of the major platform areas or services.
• Own end-to-end responsibility for a large portion of the software system including design and implementation and including a strong knowledge of complementary engineering aspects such as data management, dev-ops and infrastructure.
• Oversee key architectural concerns such as security, scalability/performance, reliability, maintainability, and modularity.
• Drive development and improvement of technical product development processes in collaborations with product development management.
• Provide broad-scoped yet in-depth code review for technically complex and high-impact code changes.
• Working effectively with industry/ecosystem partners to accomplish product goals.

Requirements

• A degree in a related discipline
• 10+ years of continuous experience working on enterprise software application development OR an advanced degree in a related discipline and at least 8 years of continuous experience working on enterprise software application development
• While we use an increasingly diverse software stack, the following technologies and skills are most heavily used and therefore important to have some experience in:
• Java/J2EE and Spring and other Java frameworks
• Kafka and other stream-processing platform
• Micro-service architecture concepts
• Vue.js and React front-end frameworks
• Relational DB architecture and administration (MSSQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Kubernetes & Docker containerization frameworks
• OLTP / Financial transaction processing concerns
• Cloud deployment architecture and concerns (Azure, AWS)

Benefits

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.