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💼 About This Role

You'll build and extend Tala's backend architecture to support new country launches, products, and a fast-growing user base. You'll push the team towards a highly available, scalable microservices platform and improve engineering processes. This role offers the opportunity to impact millions of customers across global markets.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Develop, test, and deploy software using Java, Scala, or Kotlin
• Design and contribute to backend systems architecture
• Handle schema evolution and data migrations in production
• Optimize backend systems for performance and scalability

📋 Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Expertise in Java, Scala, or Kotlin
• Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases and data migrations
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

✨ Nice to Have

• Familiarity with message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Remote-first work culture
• 💰 Competitive compensation
• 🌍 Global impact on financial inclusion