Senior Software Engineer at Parallel Score

Parallel Score is a product development firm that develops data and user-centric solutions by leveraging design, engineering, and innovative thinking. We are a provocative product development agency that is focused on imagining and building highly-interactive and user- driven experiences that push the limits of user design and development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Job

• ParallelScore is a product development studio focused on data and customer-centric designs using emerging technologies. Joining Parallelscore will help you become part of a fast-paced and dedicated team that works together to provide our clients with the highest level of services and advice.
• We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer that will develop information systems by studying operations; designing, developing, and installing software solutions; support and develop a software team.
• The Senior Software Engineer will lead a team of developers responsible for building new and support existing Softwares.

Required Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum of 5 yrs software development experience and 3-5yrs real management of the engineering team.
• Expertise in architecting and designing software solutions for various problem types.
• Working Knowledge of Microservices Architecture
• Strong proficiency with server-side languages (Node.js and Python preferred), Java (Kotlin), JavaScript framework (React/React-native), C#.
• Proficiency using MongoDB.
• Experience working on teams with a heavy emphasis on DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Contribution to Open Source Projects.
• Working Knowledge of Data Science and Natural Processing Language (NLP)
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms (e.g. Google Cloud, Azure, OpenStack), Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing to learn and work on different mobile platforms/frameworks when needed.
• Networking and integrating third-party APIs. Working with a version control system (i.e., Git).
• Good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts i.e Classes and objects, Inheritance, Encapsulation, and Polymorphism.
• Intermediate level understanding of fundamental database concepts — i.e database tables, querying databases, normalization, joins, database management systems.
• Knowledge of network security and deep knowledge of unit, integration, e2e, and UI testing, as well as testing frameworks/libraries — JUnit(For Java), Espresso, Appium, XCTest(iOS).
• Working knowledge of at least one CI/CD tool — i.e Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI.

Responsibilities

• Manages the client and is called upon to facilitate user requirements sessions, design technical specifications, and manage the development of documentation to meet client expectations.
• Supports the analysis of client processes and recommends new business models, workflows, or solutions to best meet client needs.
• Manage all technical aspects of the project and also contribute directly by writing code, managing builds and performing other hands-on tasks
• Manages team members to successfully deliver agreed-upon solutions of the highest quality, exceeding customer expectations.
• Expertly implement designs using modern programming practices, Participate in the architecture and design of systems.
• Perform code reviews and ensure exceptional code quality.
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.
• Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations, Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals on advanced technical issues, and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.
• Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.

How to Apply
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