Information TechnologyFull-TimeSenior-level(6+ yrs)
Job Description
Housing Finance Company of Kenya is the premier mortgage Finance Institution in Kenya. We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power our enterprise platforms. The successful candidate will lead the evolution of existing service applications, ensuring seamless integration with internal and external partner ecosystems, and champion engineering best practices such as DevSecOps and CI/CD.
Principle Accountabilities
Technical Development & Full Stack Versatility
Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
Write clean, efficient, and secure code for various backend components, services, and integrations.
Lead the evolution of existing service applications and ensure seamless integration with internal and external partner ecosystems.
Double up as a Full Stack Engineer when needed, providing support for frontend feature integration and end-to-end service prototyping.
Architect and manage complex messaging/streaming systems using Kafka and RabbitMQ to ensure system fault tolerance and resilience.
DevSecOps & Engineering Excellence
Champion engineering best practices, including DevSecOps and CI/CD, to ensure secure and frequent delivery.
Work closely with the DevOps team to automate deployment pipelines, enhance infrastructure-as-code, and improve system reliability.
Participate in code inspection, testing, and continuous refactoring efforts to maintain enterprise-grade quality.
Ensure application performance, monitoring, and fault tolerance for all digital solutions.
Agile Delivery & Technical Leadership
Drive Agile delivery across squads, ensuring timely and high-quality releases aligned to business outcomes.
Provide clear technical direction, architectural guidance, and prioritization across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Lead collaboration across business, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure seamless execution from ideation to go-live.
Conduct rigorous code reviews and provide mentorship to develop strong technical and commercial capabilities within the team.
Commercialization & Product Innovation
Own the technical success of channel products, ensuring they are built for adoption, usage, and revenue generation.
Work closely with Product Owners and Commercial Leads to leverage data and analytics for optimizing customer journeys.
Ensure solutions address real customer pain points through human-centered design and Lean Startup principles.
Key Competencies and Skills
Backend Mastery: Deep expertise in building and maintaining highly scalable, resilient backend services and integrations.
Full Stack Awareness: Demonstrated ability to work across the full stack, including frontend technologies and API integration patterns.
Systems & Architecture: Solid experience with microservices architecture, service orchestration, and event-driven systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ).
Engineering Tools: Proficiency in Java/Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure). Understanding in .Net Core is a plus.
Version Control: Proficient understanding of version control using Git.
DevOps & Quality: Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated testing tools (Jenkins, SonarQube, etc.).
Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence technical decisions at a senior leadership level.
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
Professional training or certification in Agile, Product Development, or relevant backend technologies would be an added advantage.
10+ years’ experience in banking, fintech, or digital financial services.
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