Job Openings at Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN)

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 below:

Job Title: Python Developer

Lovation: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

  • We are sourcing for a Python Developer who has experience building enterprise level application and can contribute to the strategic business needs by translating business requirements into a technology solution.
  • In this role, you will be asked to design, code, and test applications using Object Oriented Design. We are looking for someone that is self-driven, ready to take on a new challenge, and able to deliver on solutions from start to finish.
  • This is a mid-level Python Developer position. This really is an exciting position within a relatively young team of developers, testers and DevOps engineers.

Principal Responsibilities

  • Develop well-designed and performing Python applications and services using scalable techniques.
  • Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
  • Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
  • Implementation of security and data protection
  • Integration of data storage solutions including databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc
  • Develop state-of-the-art analytics tools to support diverse tasks ranging from ad hoc analysis to production-grade pipelines and workflows for customer applications
  • Partner with Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers to improve the performance and reliability of advanced algorithms
  • Ensure high performance and availability of distributed systems and applications
  • Interact directly with client project team members and operational staff to support live customer deployments

Qualifications
Essential Competencies:

  • 4+ years of Python development experience
  • Proficiency in one of the following programming languages is required: Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, or C++ preferred).
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills and an ability to collaborate in a team to develop innovative solutions.
  • Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment.
  • Self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently
  • Strong attention to detail, logic, problem-solving, written and interpersonal communication, presentation, and client-facing skills

Additional Information
Working conditions:

  • Flexibility is important.

Equal opportunity:

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

Remuneration
Competitive based on experience

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Lovation: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

  • The Senior Dev Ops Engineer will be tasked with the management and development of continuous integration and deployment solutions for production applications across various sites/software.

Responsibilities

  • Spearhead the creation of new technology infrastructures and maintain configuration management and automation tools.
  • Assist the development teams in the deployment and monitoring of applications based on technologies such as C#, Java, Python, Ruby, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgresql, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Filebeat, Kibana, and RabbitMQ.
  • Coaching the engineering development department personnel in the workings of reusable tools and patterns, for example, reusable deployment code for Jenkins, Octopus, Ansible, and Docker.
  • Keeping up with industry best practices and trends on behalf of the Automation/Dev Ops department and the larger engineering department

Qualifications
Essential Competencies:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or any other relevant field
  • At least 5 years of working experience in a DevOps capacity, preferably as a DevOps Engineer
  • Experience automating and managing large-scale infrastructure and have significant familiarity with
  • Docker/Puppet/Chef/Ansible/Powershell DSC/Kubernetes. The candidate will have had vast experience in systems automation, orchestration, deployment, and implementation
  • Experience with Jenkins, Windows Server, NGINX, Apache, Bash, Powershell, IIS, Linux, C#, Java, Python, Ruby, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgresql, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Filebeat, Kibana, and RabbitMQ.
  • Ability to work closely with other engineers, product managers, and customer support

Skills:

  • Must be highly analytical and effectively able to troubleshoot and prioritize needs, requirements and other issues.
  • Excellent communications, teamwork, and conflict management skills.
  • Attention to details, decisiveness, good judgment, strong organization skills, good written communication skills
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, e-mail applications and using the internet;
  • Speed and versatility
  • Values others, and cultures
  • Self-starter and Acts with integrity

Personal qualities:

  • Ability to succeed in fast-paced environments at a high-growth company; comfortable with tight timelines; possessing a sense of urgency.
  • Ability to find creative solutions to problems combined with a willingness to do what one must to ensure timelines & goals are met.
  • Ability to maintain composure and communicate effectively under stress
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and take initiative in pursuing departmental functions
  • Gets things done! Execution oriented
  • Focused, diligent and task-oriented
  • Must have exceptional follow-up skills and be able to maintain focus while multitasking

Additional Information
Working conditions:

  • Flexibility is important.

Equal opportunity:

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

Remuneration
Competitive based on experience

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online


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