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Starting in 2005, this London-based business has gained ground-breaking expertise integrating business systems with evolving information technology. Based on the local demands of emerging markets, a new operation has been launched with its head office in Lagos, Nigeria. We also have a base in Washington DC. Our uniquely qualified and highly skilled team includes a diverse make-up of international technology professionals.\n\nThe company is guided by our operating principles of professionalism, integrity, efficiency, innovation, and unsurpassed customer service. Crown Interactive is launching a world-class Service Aggregator platform in Nigeria using cutting-edge Business Support Systems (BSS) platform. The service offering includes comprehensive order-to-cash services for local and international service providers who are seeking to outsource their business support systems with a minimum of capital expenditure. Additionally, Crown Interactive has established a Nigerian-based products operation with exclusive distribution rights to provide highly innovative 3G data and voice Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) for individual consumers and small-to-medium businesses.\n\nWe are recruiting to fill the position below:\n\nJob Position: Java Software Engineer\n\nJob Location: Lagos\n\nJob Objective\n\n Are you passionate about building scalable, high-performing applications that transform how the power and electricity sector operates?\n\n We are looking for a Software Engineer – Java to join our innovative development team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain cutting-edge software solutions that power our electricity distribution (DISCO) and energy management systems, including metering, billing, customer service, and data analytics platforms.\n\n You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, secure, and efficient applications that enable utility companies to enhance operational performance, customer experience, and revenue assurance.\n\nKey Roles and Responsibilities:\n\n Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable software solutions for electricity distribution and energy management systems.\n\n Collaborate with product managers, solution architects, and business analysts to translate DISCO operational requirements into functional software designs.\n\n Develop integration layers between software applications and smart meters, GIS systems, CRM, and ERP platforms.\n\n Optimize system performance and reliability for handling large datasets from smart grids and 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