Backend Developer Jobs in Lagos

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PlanetScale
planetscale.com
PlanetScale offers the world’s fastest and most scalable cloud hosting for Vitess and Postgres.
planetscale.com • San Francisco • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Web Hosting
San Francisco • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Web Hosting
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer - Neki Orchestration
$120k – $290k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • San Francisco • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Go
Python
Ruby
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 104 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Software Engineer - PlanetScale Postgres
Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Python
Ruby
Rust
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 227 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago

Software Engineer - Insights
$120k – $290k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • San Francisco • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Go
Python
Ruby
Rust
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
AI/ML
Anomaly Detection
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
Prometheus
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Kuda
kuda.com
Kuda is a digital bank serving Nigerian consumers and small businesses. Its application offers accounts, transfers, savings and overdrafts. The company holds a microfinance banking licence.
kuda.com • HQ: Lagos, Nigeria • Est. 2019
HQ: Lagos, Nigeria • Est. 2019
Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer
Senior • In office (Lagos, Nigeria) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
DevOps
AWS
Azure
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Open 909 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 years ago

Backend Engineer
In office (Lagos, Nigeria) • Full-Time
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Rest API
Management
Jira
Trello
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Constructor
constructor.io
Founded in 2015, Constructor is an AI-powered search and product discovery platform built specifically for enterprise e-commerce businesses. The company utilizes real-time clickstream data and machine learning to deliver personalized product recommendations, site search results, and category browse experiences. By optimizing search outcomes for key retail metrics like revenue and conversion rather than simple keyword matching, it helps major online retailers increase sales and improve customer retention.
constructor.io • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Internet Services • Artificial Intelligence • Commerce • Search Engines • Est. 2015
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Internet Services • Artificial Intelligence • Commerce • Search Engines • Est. 2015
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer: Recommendations
$80k – $120k per year • Senior • Remote (EMEA) • Full-Time • Senior • English: B2
Python
Rust
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
CloudFormation
GCP
GitHub Actions
Grafana
Jenkins
PagerDuty
Prometheus
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
GitHub
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Backend Engineer: Ranking
$80k – $120k per year • Remote (EMEA) • Full-Time • English: B2
Python
Rust
AI/ML
Feature Store
DevOps
CloudFormation
Terraform
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
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Verified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer: Attribute Enrichment
$80k – $120k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (EMEA) • Full-Time • Senior • English: B2
Python
Go
Rust
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Grafana
Jenkins
PagerDuty
Prometheus
Amazon CloudWatch
GitHub
QA
Pytest
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Speechify
speechify.com
Speechify is a voice AI productivity company best known for its text-to-speech app. It lets users listen to articles, PDFs, books, and web pages, and also offers voice typing, AI summaries, and AI podcasts. The company was founded in 2017 and is centered on accessibility and productivity.
speechify.com • HQ: Miami, United States • Education • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees
HQ: Miami, United States • Education • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees
Verified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Go-to-Market Engineer
Remote • PhD
Text-to-Speech
AI Agents
DevOps
Rest API
Vercel
Management
Zapier
Marketing
HubSpot
Salesforce
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Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Lagos, Nigeria) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Terraform
Vercel
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Verified live · 1 day ago 9 months ago

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition
≈ $80k – $195k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Terraform
Vercel
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Defuse Labs
defuse.org
Defuse Labs develops NEAR Intents to enable seamless cross-chain interactions in an automated world — connecting AI, services, and financial applications.
defuse.org • Artificial Intelligence • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto
Artificial Intelligence • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto
Open 131 dayVerified live · 1 day ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer
≈ $94k – $229k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Senior
Node JS
Rust
TypeScript
JavaScript
DevOps
GCP
Grafana
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Web3
NEAR
Smart Contracts
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Open 154 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Solvers)
≈ $92k – $223k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
C++
Rust
Web3
NEAR
Smart Contracts
MEV
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Supabase
supabase.io
Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020. The company provides a suite of development tools built on top of PostgreSQL, including database management, user authentication, edge functions, real-time data synchronization, and vector storage for machine learning applications. Operating as a remote-first organization, it serves a global community of developers and enterprises by offering a scalable alternative to proprietary cloud platforms through its integrated suite of open-source technologies.
supabase.io • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Mobile App Development • Software • Web Development • Information Technology • Database Management • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Mobile App Development • Software • Web Development • Information Technology • Database Management • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
Verified live · 12 hours ago 5 months ago

Software Engineer - Auth
≈ $69k – $194k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote • Full-Time • Middle
Go
TypeScript
Python
PHP
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Python
Django
PHP
Laravel
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vector
GitHub
AWS
Grafana
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 7 months ago

Postgres Engineer
Equity • Remote • Full-Time
Rust
Databases
PostgreSQL
Supabase
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Customer.io
customer.io
Customer.io, legally Peaberry Software, Inc., is a customer engagement software company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and founded in 2012. The company provides a platform that enables businesses to automate personalized messaging across email, SMS, push notifications, and in-app channels based on real-time customer behavior and data. Serving over 9,000 brands globally, the organization operates as a remote-first company with a focus on data-driven marketing automation and artificial intelligence integration for B2B and B2C enterprises.
customer.io • HQ: Portland, United States • Software • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Sales & Marketing • Email Marketing • Marketing Automation • Est. 2012
HQ: Portland, United States • Software • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Sales & Marketing • Email Marketing • Marketing Automation • Est. 2012
Open 150 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Backend
$150k – $200k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (AMER, EMEA) • Senior
Go
Databases
MySQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
GCP
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Open 151 dayTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack
$150k – $200k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (AMER, EMEA) • Senior
Go
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Codewars
codewars.com
Codewars is where developers achieve code mastery through challenge. Train on kata in the dojo and reach your highest potential.
codewars.com • Education • Database Management • Skill Assessment
Education • Database Management • Skill Assessment
Open 180 daysVerified live · 10 hours ago 6 months ago

Staff Fullstack Engineer
≈ $183k – $380k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • Remote (Africa, North America) • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby
RSpec
Ruby on Rails
Sidekiq
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Heroku
Kubernetes
Web3
Rollup
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OpenProject.org
openproject.org
Achieve great things together We empower project teams to achieve great things together for the good of society. OpenProject is targeted at organizations that want to positively impact the world.
openproject.org • Financial Services • Software • Project Management
Financial Services • Software • Project Management
Open 207 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer
≈ $89k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • PhD • Full-Time • Senior • German • English
JavaScript
Ruby
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Stimulus
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub
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SportyBet
sportybet.com
SportyBet is an international sports betting, gaming, and digital entertainment platform owned by Sporty Group. Founded by Sudeep Ramnani in 2013, the platform is a market-leading sports betting operator in Africa - with operations across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda - and has expanded internationally into markets like Brazil.
sportybet.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Gaming • Sports • iGaming & Gambling • Sports Betting • Est. 2013
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Gaming • Sports • iGaming & Gambling • Sports Betting • Est. 2013
Verified live · 1 day ago 9 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer
≈ $90k – $219k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote • Senior
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Apache Tomcat
Netty
Databases
MySQL
Redis
ElasticSearch
RabbitMQ
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
Rest API
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Verified live · 1 day ago 9 months ago

Weekend Backend Engineer
≈ $68k – $193k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote • Middle
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Databases
ElasticSearch
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
Rest API
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Awarri
awarri.com
Awarri builds artificial intelligence infrastructure and data annotation capacity in Nigeria, including work on a national large language model. Founded in 2019 in Lagos, it also runs robotics and technology education programmes for young people. The company partnered with the Nigerian government on local language model development.
awarri.com • HQ: Lagos, Nigeria • Education • STEM Education • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2019
HQ: Lagos, Nigeria • Education • STEM Education • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2019
Open 304 daysVerified live · 2 days ago 11 months ago

Senior Backend Developer (WAT Remote)
≈ $90k – $220k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Nigeria) • Full-Time • Senior
NLP
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
WebRTC
WebSockets
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Moniepoint Group
moniepoint.com
Moniepoint Inc. is a leading financial technology company that provides a seamless platform for businesses, their employees and customers, to accept payments digitally, receive credit and access business management tools that enable them to grow with ease. We are the parent company of TeamApt Ltd and Moniepoint MFB and we support over 1,800,000 businesses to process $12 billion monthly through our digital payment acceptance channels. For our work in making digital payment accessible to businesses in emerging markets, our Nigerian subsidiary was awarded the National Inclusive Payment Initiative Award by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
moniepoint.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • Payments • FinTech • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2015
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • Payments • FinTech • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2015
Open 780 daysVerified live · 28 min ago 2 years ago

Senior Fullstack Engineer
Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (Nigeria) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Node JS
Express
Databases
MS SQL
MySQL
Redis
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
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Amplemarket
amplemarket.com
Amplemarket combines buying signal data with artificial intelligence copywriting to run outbound sales campaigns. Founded in 2018 by Portuguese engineers, it covers prospecting, sequencing and deliverability in one system. Its Duo agents research accounts and draft personalised outreach automatically.
amplemarket.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Code Intelligence • Branding • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2018
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Code Intelligence • Branding • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2018
Open 1466 daysVerified live · 10 hours ago 4 years ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer
Equity • Senior • Remote (LATAM, EMEA, North America) • Cofounder • Senior
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
NLP
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Backend Developer Jobs in Lagos
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in Lagos are available on Alion?
There are currently 7 active listings from 4 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
Which companies are hiring for Backend Developer jobs in Lagos?
4 vetted startups and product companies are currently hiring on Alion.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Lagos?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
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