Senior Backend Software Engineer (Integrations)
| Location | NAIROBI, Kenya |
| Date Posted | September 20, 2025 |
| Category |
Engineering
IT / Information Technology Security |
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
| Currency | KES |
Description
Personalised and Flexible Outsourced Recruitment Solutions Datafin was established in 1999 due to the need for a specialised IT recruitment solution. We offer a personalised and flexible recruitment service, specialising in providing both client and candidate with the perfect fit. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have established relationships with in…
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and integrate technical requirements alongside the team on inflight and new payment integrations.
- Ensure secure, scalable, and compliant processing.
Effective Troubleshooting and Debugging of Payment Integration issues –
- Independently diagnose and propose solutions for issues and incidents, leveraging logs, monitoring, and code analysis.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 6+ Years of experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering.
- Strong experience with Python.
- AWS expertise (Lambda, API Gateway, Serverless).
- Database experience (MySQL, MongoDB).
- Bonus – Experience with Payment Integrations.
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Applying Instructions
Senior Backend Software Engineer (Integrations) (Remote)
IT – Software Development
Johannesburg – Gauteng – South Africa, Cape Town – Western Cape – South Africa, Kenya, Remote
ENVIRONMENT:
JOIN a cutting-edge FinTech company helping to shape the future of digital payments across Africa as its next Senior Backend Software Engineer. You will design, build, and integrate technical requirements alongside the team on inflight and new payment integrations. Applicants must have 6+ years’ experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering, strong Python skills, AWS expertise (Lambda, API Gateway, Serverless), MySQL and MongoDB.
DUTIES:
Successfully complete development tasks for payment integrations –
- Design, build, and integrate technical requirements alongside the team on inflight and new payment integrations.
- Ensure secure, scalable, and compliant processing.
Effective Troubleshooting and Debugging of Payment Integration issues –
- Independently diagnose and propose solutions for issues and incidents, leveraging logs, monitoring, and code analysis.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 6+ Years of experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering.
- Strong experience with Python.
- AWS expertise (Lambda, API Gateway, Serverless).
- Database experience (MySQL, MongoDB).
- Bonus – Experience with Payment Integrations.
ATTRIBUTES:
Problem-Solving & Ownership –
- Ability to design elegant, scalable solutions for new payment integration.
- Takes initiative, owns projects end-to-end, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-scale environment.
Collaboration & Communication –
- Works well in a fully remote team, with strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with product, operations, and external partners.
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