Job Overview

Posted

about 2 months ago

Deadline

4/21/2025

Location

Nairobi

Job Type

full time

Jumia Group

Senior NodeJS Developer -

Jumia Group

Job Description

Independently tackle business and technical requirements, designing, building, and testing high-quality solutions while working in a team environment that uses modular code, peer reviews, and pull requests, all managed with disciplined source code control and clear documentation. You’ll focus on delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing applications within a fast-paced agile process, always prioritizing quality and best practices. Plus, you’ll proactively improve apps, processes, and methods, pitching in to support your peers in a collaborative setting for development, testing, and automation.

Requirements

  • Strong working experience and knowledge with NodeJS and NodeJS frameworks (e.g. Express, NestJS)

  • Clear understanding of OOP, Design Patterns and anti-patterns, SOLID principles

  • Working experience with relation and non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Couchbase, Redis...)

  • Experienced with testing layers (unit, integration and functional testing) and version control technologies (e.g. GIT)

  • Understanding of Queuing and Streaming systems (e.g. SQS, Kafka)

  • Academic background in IT or equivalent

  • Knowledge of algorithms and distributed systems

  • Proficiency in English

The following skills are not required but will make your profile stand out:

  • Knowledge in JavaScript (ES6) and VueJS, CSS is a plus

  • Experience with services/microservices-oriented architecture, ideally in an eCommerce scope

  • Familiar with SCRUM methodology

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About the Company

Jumia is a pioneering e-commerce platform in Africa that leverages technology to transform everyday life across the continent. The company positions itself as a bridge between consumers and sellers, providing an extensive online marketplace that offers millions of products and services while focusing on convenience, affordability, and accessibility. With over...

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