Tech Specialist (Fixed-term) Full Time Mid level NEW

About the Role

The Tech Specialist will own the end-to-end technical delivery of our field and internal solutions. You will use approved AI coding tools and development agents to accelerate architecture, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation.

Responsibilities

Product & Software Development — 40%

• Design, build, and maintain mobile, web, backend, and data solutions.
• Develop reliable digital workflows that support both online and offline use.
• Build scalable, maintainable features that support operational and business requirements.
• Integrate systems, data, and services to deliver a seamless user experience.

Architecture & Data — 20%

• Integrate systems, data, and services to deliver a seamless user experience.
• Contribute to the technical architecture and ongoing evolution of the platform.
• Design secure and scalable data models, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Ensure reliable data synchronization, validation, and consistency across systems.

Engineering Productivity & AI — 10%

• Support the platform’s growth from early-stage deployment to large-scale operations.
• Use modern development tools, including approved AI-assisted engineering tools, to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Apply strong engineering standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and maintainability.
• Review and validate all code and technical outputs before production release.

Security, Quality & Reliability — 20%

• Follow secure software development and data-protection practices.
• Implement appropriate access controls, auditability, monitoring, and operational safeguards.
• Develop and maintain automated testing and deployment processes.
• Support reliable releases, system performance, issue resolution, backup, and recovery.

Collaboration & Delivery — 10%

• Translate product and business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Collaborate with product, design, operations, and other stakeholders throughout delivery.
• Support testing, pilots, production launches, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and support effective knowledge transfer.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience and 3 years of experience delivering production full-stack applications.
• Advanced full-stack engineering across mobile, web, backend, databases, and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience with Flutter, React Native, Kotlin, or another Android-capable framework.
• Strong experience with React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, or a comparable web framework.
• Strong backend experience using TypeScript/Node.js, Python, Java, C#/.NET, Go, or a comparable production stack.
• Experience with cloud deployment, containers, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, backups, recovery, and infrastructure automation.
• Ability to implement automated unit, integration, API, mobile, and end-to-end tests.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools safely and productively.
• Strong technical documentation and knowledge-transfer capabilities.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Minna, Nigeria.

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

2 years

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.

Application Deadline

24 November 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

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