Senior Software Developer

ABOUT THE COMPANY Solar Innovators Solar Panda is an innovative company providing home solar systems to rural African communities without access to electricity.

Financial Includers Our pay-as-you-go model allows millions of families to have electricity for less than the daily cost of kerosene and mobile phone charging.

Environmental Defenders By harnessing the power of the sun, our customers have a clean, safe and healthy source of electricity. JOB SUMMARY QualificationsProficiency in using Jira and Node.js expertise.Experience with TypeORM (or similar ORM)Strong understanding of microservices architectureExperience with Agile, Jira and GitHUBExperience writing automated tests.5-8 years of professional development experienceBachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred RESPONSIBILITIES Develop backend services using TypeScript and Node.js.Design, build, and maintain reliable, high-performance server-side applications. Write clean, structured code that follows best practices.Create and manage microservices architecture.Build independent, deployable services with clear boundaries. Handle communication between services using REST, messaging, or event-driven patterns. Ensure resilience and scalability.Work with both relational (SQL) and document (NoSQL) databases.Design and optimize data storage, write efficient queries, manage migrations, maintain data integrity, and use caching where needed.Write automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end).Maintain test suites to ensure reliability and performance. Support CI/CD pipelines and apply test-driven or behavior-driven development when appropriate.Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions.Review code for quality, performance, and security. Contribute to technical design sessions and suggest improvements for long-term architecture.Work with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers in a Scrum environment. Manage tasks in Jira, contribute to pull requests in GitHub, and take part in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. REQUIRED SKILLS Application programming interfaces (API), Advertising, Software architecture, JavaScript, Node.js REQUIRED EDUCATION Bachelor's degree