Prospa is a neo bank for micro businesses in Africa. Our mission is to support African entrepreneurs in building financial prosperity.

About Us

Prospa is building the operating system for 40 million Nigerian Entrepreneurs. With our mobile app, business owners can open a business bank account in 5 minutes and get powerful tools to run a business (Invoicing, CRM, Inventory, E-commerce and more).

Prospa is backed by Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital and other top tier Investors.

About You
As a Staff Backend Engineer specialising in Python, you'll be a technical leader responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing large-scale, high-performance backend systems that power our applications. You'll drive technical strategy, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet our Members' needs and align with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of complex, scalable Python-based backend systems and APIs.
• Drive technical decisions and strategy for backend infrastructure and services.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers, fostering best practices and engineering excellence
• Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to define and implement strategic features
• Design and implement highly scalable, distributed systems
• Lead performance optimization initiatives for critical backend services.
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines
• Conduct and lead in-depth code reviews.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues across multiple systems
• Contribute to long-term technical roadmaps and system evolution
• Stay at the forefront of backend technologies and industry trends, evaluating and introducing new technologies when appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 8+ years of experience in backend development, with deep expertise in Python
• Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems
• Expert-level knowledge of Python web frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI)
• Strong expertise in API design, including RESTful and GraphQL architectures
• Advanced knowledge of database technologies and data modelling (SQL and NoSQL)
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS or GCP) and cloud-native architectures
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, containerization, and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Expert-level knowledge of software design patterns, principles, and best practices
• Experience with high-volume, high-availability systems
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and system-level thinking
• Outstanding communication skills, able to articulate complex technical concepts to various audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven architectures and stream processing (e.g., Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis)
• Expertise in performance tuning and optimization of large-scale Python applications
• Experience with machine learning operations (MLOps) and integrating ML models into production systems
• Knowledge of multiple programming languages beyond Python
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and advanced DevOps practices
• Familiarity with data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Dask)

Benefits

Here’s Just Some Of Our Prospa Perks:

• Competitive Salary (please note salary is paid in local currency of ₦)
• Fully Remote
• Bonus
• Work Tools
• We invest in our team through career development & opportunities

If you're passionate about building scalable backend systems and want to work with cutting-edge technologies, we'd love to hear from you!

Prospa is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

MERN Stack Python/Django REST Framework, node.js, Nginx, MySQL, Linux