Backend Developer with FX Trading Experience at Tezza Business Solutions Ltd

Tezza Business Solutions Ltd is a “niche” service provider of Software Development, Quality Assurance and Software Testing services. Tezza began its operations as Web Development company in 2000 in Overland Park, Kansas. Since then, we’ve evolved into a Services-oriented company who only engage in Product development as a value-add service to our customers who continue to appreciate our “Customer First” Service Delivery approach. Tezza opened its first office in Kenya in 2009 with a primary goal of building capacity of qualified software development and testing resources to work on outsourced projects from North America. Whilst we are partners and reseller of solutions today, our primary interest is in providing services; the products we sell are sold in conjunction with the services we provide. Since 2009, Tezza has grown in size and reputation with over 150 resources and offices in key 4 East and West African countries – Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. Tezza has now become the #1 QA and Software Testing Company in East Africa providing services to companies within the Banking, Insurance, Healthcare and Telecommunication market verticals.

Job Purpose

The backend developer will be responsible for building scalable RESTFul APIs, the server-side application logic, integration with both internal and external systems

Job Responsibilities/ Accountabilities

• Strategy, Planning & Execution


• Design, build and maintain efficient RESTFul APIs in FIX (Trading Gateway) &/or MITCH (Market Data Feed) protocols


• Build Reusable Code and Library for Future Use


• Design and Implementation of data storage solutions


• Work with Frontend and Mobile App developers to define RESTFul API specs


• Work well with technical and non-technical people to deliver high value results


• Participating in Sprint Planning and tracking work items

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field


• 5+ years’ experience developing applications in FIX (Trading Gateway) &/or MITCH (Market Data Feed) protocols


• Experience with SOAP and REST services


• Good understanding of DevOps and CI/CD practices


• Familiarity with container technologies like Docker and K8s


• Experience with SQL Server, Oracle Database and MongoDB


• Experience with cloud technologies Azure/AWS


• Experience with OAuth and JWT Tokens


• Knowledge of API Management solutions


• Knowledge of Microservice Architecture


• Experience with gRPC


• Experience with Kafka

Personal Attributes

• Must be able and willing to collaborate in a team/cooperative environment as well as exercise independent judgment and initiative.


• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.


• Is extremely logical, detail oriented with a keen attention to detail.


• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and meet multiple project deadlines.


• Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required.


• Highly self-motivated and self-directed.


• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.


• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.


• Proven ability to quickly learn new applications, processes, and procedures.


• Structured thinker, effective communicator with excellent written and oral communication skills.


• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.

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