{"id":845758,"url":"https://alion.io/job/payzeep-nodejs-backend-engineer","title":"Nodejs Backend Engineer","company":{"id":696226,"name":"PayZeep","domain":"payzeep.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/payzeep","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Lagos, Nigeria"],"countries":["NG"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Node JS","optional":false},{"name":"OWASP","optional":false},{"name":"PCI DSS","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-09T18:25:20Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-09","last_verified_at":"2026-09-29T10:35:25Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":20,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":20},"description":"Paymi Solutions Limited also known as Payzeep is a leading financial technology company licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide secure, innovative, and reliable payment solutions. As a licensed Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP), Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP), and Super-Agent, Paymi Solutions Limited empowers businesses and individuals through world-class digital payment infrastructure and technology-driven financial services.\nAt Paymi Solutions Limited, we are committed to operational excellence, regulatory compliance, ethical conduct, and customer trust while driving innovation across the digital payments’ ecosystem.\n ROLE SUMMARY\nThe Node.js Backend Engineer builds and maintains backend services and APIs powering Paymi Solutions Limited's payment platform using Node.js. The Node.js Backend Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices that power Paymi Solutions Limited digital financial products.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nDesign, build and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js.\nWrite clean, tested, well-documented, maintainable code.\nIntegrate with core banking, switching and third-party payment systems.\nParticipate in code review, architecture discussions and sprint planning.\nDiagnose and resolve production incidents affecting backend services.\nImplement secure coding practices for payment-processing systems.\nOptimize application performance, scalability, and reliability across production environments.\nBuild services that support wallet management, transfers, collections, settlements, and reconciliation processes.\nEnsure transaction integrity and proper audit trails across financial operations.\nImplement secure coding standards and best practices in line with OWASP guidelines.\nParticipate in vulnerability assessments, code reviews, and remediation initiatives.\nConduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures for recurring issues.\nCollaborate with DevOps teams to improve system resilience and uptime.\nImplement logging, observability, and performance monitoring solutions.\nCollaborate with Product Managers, Designers, QA Engineers, and Frontend Developers.\nConduct peer code reviews and mentor junior engineers where applicable.\n EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (required).\nEXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS\nTotal Relevant Experience: 3-5 years experience\nFintech / Financial Services Experience: 3 + years building backend systems in fintech or a regulated environment preferred\nSKILLS & COMPETENCIES\nStrong Node.js/TypeScript and RESTful API development skills\nExperience with relational/NoSQL databases and message queues\nUnderstanding of secure coding practices (OWASP)\nFamiliarity with containerization and CI/CD pipelines\nExperience with cloud-native application development.\nAdvanced understanding of RESTful API design and development.\nExperience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.\nStrong understanding of secure coding practices.\nEffective communication and collaboration skills.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent attention to detail and code quality.\nREGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS (NIGERIA)\nImplement backend controls aligned with PCI-DSS secure-development requirements.\nEnsure data handling in backend services complies with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023.\n Paymi Solutions Limited offers a supportive and dynamic work environment with numerous benefits:\nCompetitive Compensation.\n5-day workweek.\nWellness Programs.\nEmployee Training Programs.\nOpportunities for Growth and Development.\n. 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