Senior Backend Engineer

Talent Safari

5d•Remote

About The Position

Boost is searching for exceptional candidates to level up our backend engineering team. We’re looking for individuals who are equally motivated by crafting Pythonic code as they are by creating delightful user experiences. You’ll join a small, high-performing team building commerce and fintech products for the FMCG sector, working directly with experienced co-founders across Africa and beyond. This is a unique opportunity to join an incredible team in a purpose-driven startup!

Requirements

5+ years’ experience in a relevant field
A deep knowledge of Python and the ability to write clear and Pythonic code.
Strong AI expertise and an AI-first mindset, with the judgment to know when to guide closely and when to delegate.
Experience working with relational databases and SQL (any dialect is fine, but we work with PostgreSQL).
Experience working with cloud infrastructure (we use AWS).
Relevant experience in a similar role, preferably within a fast-growing startup.
Openness to others’ ideas with a shared desire to understand and communicate the purpose of the work.

Nice To Haves

Someone with an engineering, mathematical, or scientific background.
Someone who supports the work of their peers through pair programming, reviewing, and mentoring.
Someone who adjusts well to shifting priorities when necessary.
Someone who loves to share what they’re learning and working remotely.
Someone who is a great communicator and loves to build bridges between people with different backgrounds and cultures—and in different locations.
Motivated by our mission, resonates with our virtues and principles, and ambitious to grow into a larger future role.

Responsibilities

Write elegant, performant, and well-tested code
Work to understand the wider purpose of each feature you work on.
Define, communicate, and execute on a clear plan for your work, while ensuring any unclear expectations are clarified.
Scope larger features down into smaller, actionable items of work.
Strive to reduce technical debt and communicate larger refactors.
Support the work of your peers through pairing, reviewing, and mentoring.
Prepare clean and well-written pull requests, and help to ship your work.
Actively participate in broader engineering efforts.
Raise the bar for customer experience!
Contribute to the Platform roadmap and prioritisation.
Work closely with in-country product teams to better understand product requests and ensure requirements are well written and understood.