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Responsibilities

Application Development & Engineering Excellence

Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable microservices using Java (Spring Boot), Python, and / or Go (Golang), Rust, Node.js (Typescript).
Implement asynchronous event handling, messaging queues, and API orchestration for end-to-end flows.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with strong unit and integration test coverage.
Champion modern engineering frameworks such as Microsoft Engineering Playbook.
Customize and extend Apache Fineract modules for lending, wallets, and savings.
Design and implement microservices for financial transactions, ensuring scalability and security.
Integrate Fineract with mobile money platforms, KYC/AML systems, and regulatory APIs.
Automate deployment and testing of microservices using CI/CD pipelines.

Fintech Platform Integration & Customization

Customize and extend open-source core banking platforms like Apache Fineract to support lending, wallets, savings, and payment use cases.
Integrate with mobile money, card networks, KYC/AML, credit scoring, and regulatory reporting APIs.
Build and expose financial APIs following open banking and ISO 20022 standards.
Develop adapters and abstraction layers to bridge legacy banking systems and modern services.

DevSecOps & Agile Delivery

Drive implementation of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, SonarQube, JMeter, and GitOps workflows.
Embed security controls, Telemetry and static/dynamic analysis into the development lifecycle as part of DevSecOps culture.
Contribute to Agile ceremonies—sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives—and act as a technical voice in estimation and prioritization.

Architecture, Frameworks & Technical Leadership

Guide technical solution design, aligning with enterprise architecture and standardized engineering frameworks.
Establish and evolve reusable architectural patterns for APIs, data flows, authentication, and service communication.
Perform code and design reviews to enforce adherence to engineering standards, performance benchmarks, and security best practices.
Contribute to platform-wide engineering initiatives such as shared libraries, code generation tools, and build system improvements.

Code Quality, Governance & Support

Enforce code quality through static analysis, code coverage thresholds, and continuous improvement of development standards.
Maintain clear and up-to-date technical documentation across services, interfaces, and platform configurations.
Collaborate with QA and security teams to ensure rigorous testing and secure release cycles.
Participate in production support, incident resolution, and root cause analysis to uphold platform resilience.
Track and resolve technical debt and prioritize refactoring efforts during regular engineering cycles.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
Demonstrated success building and deploying financial solutions in regulated environments—preferably involving digital wallets, savings, credit, or cross-border payments.
Experience contributing to system and solution architecture design, technical decision-making, and adherence to enterprise engineering standards.
Understanding of AI/ML fundamentals and practical application in software engineering workflows.

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