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Junior · 2+ years exp
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Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. d.light scores C on the Alion truth index.

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d.light is a solar energy company founded in 2007 that sells lighting and home power systems on pay-as-you-go terms. Its devices are unlocked by mobile payments, which turns hardware into an affordable subscription for off-grid households. The company has reached more than a hundred million people across Africa and Asia.
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The job holder will be responsible for building scalable backend systems and will work on cloud-native services using Java, Spring Boot 3, AWS, and Apache Kafka, contributing to design, development, and continuous improvement of our platform. Roles &

Responsibilities Include; Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot 3 Build and consume RESTful APIs with clean, maintainable code Develop event-driven and asynchronous systems using Apache Kafka Deploy and operate services on AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, etc.) Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices Troubleshoot production issues and improve system performance and stability Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions

Requirements Desired Skills & Experience 2-3 years of professional experience in Java backend development Strong knowledge of Java (8+) and Spring Boot 3 Experience building REST APIs and working with JSON Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, offsets) Experience deploying or operating applications on AWS Solid understanding of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar) Familiarity with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines Understanding of micro services architecture and distributed systems basics

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