Backend Engineer
ABOUT US
At TOPPAN Security, our mission is to shape a meaningful, technology-driven future by being a global leader in mission-critical identity and payment technologies.
We serve as the international development arm of the TOPPAN Group in the security domain founded in 1900. TOPPAN is a trusted Japanese brand renowned for its commitment to exceptional quality. Building on this legacy, we combine bold ideas, deep sector expertise, and collaborative intelligence to deliver secure, future-ready solutions.
Our culture is grounded in four core values: Agility, Ownership, Resilience, and a Sense of Fun. We move fast, lead with accountability, grow through challenges, and bring positive energy into everything we do.
Join us and be part of a global, collaborative team where trust and innovation drive everything we do.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role requires ability to design, build, and maintain server-side systems, focusing on scalable, secure, and performant applications using Java (Spring Boot) and .NET (Core/Framework), managing databases (SQL/NoSQL), creating APIs (REST), handling authentication, and collaborating with frontend teams for seamless integration, ensuring high availability and system optimization.
Key Responsibilities and Requirements
-Ability to design, build, and maintain server-side logics, APIs, and Databases ensuring service
reliability, optimum performance and scalability.
-Responsible for database optimization, API deployment, system performance tuning,collaborating with Front-end teams and DevOps for seamless system integration, as well as deployments.
-Ability to understand system-level architecture, data flow, service reliability, monitoring performance KPIs, and handle complex technical challenge.
-Write clean, efficient, and maintainable server-side code in Java (Spring Boot) and C#/.NET Core/Frameworks.
-Build RESTful APIs for seamless communication between front-end and back-end systems.
-Design schemas, write efficient queries (SQL), and manage interactions with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases as necessary.
-Contribute to scalable, resilient system designs using microservices architecture.
-Optimize application performance, implement caching, ensure data security, troubleshoot issues, prepare RCA, implement fixes and deploy Application Monitoring tools for distributed tracing and latency analysis for interservice communication.
-Work closely with front-end developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers.
-Maintain code versioning, build/deploy automated pipelines, and monitor applications.
-Experienced user of Linux, Git, Docker, K8S in production environment.
-Ability automate system monitoring to reduce manual toil, incident response, and proactive maintenance.
-Create and maintain technical documentation and architecture diagrams
ABOUT YOU
Qualification and Experience
· - Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering and related field from a recognized institution.
Mi-Minimum of 3+ years hands on experience in enterprise grade production environment in Java & .NET frameworks (only production environment experience count)
Required Skills:
· Technical & Soft Skills -.NET framework, PostgreSQL, Docker, K8S, microservices, RESTful API, Java, WebSocket, Problem-solving, communication, collaboration, strategic thinking, and rigor.
NOTES-
· Position open to Ethiopian Nationals Only.
· Location – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
· Salary – Attractive
· Application Period – 10 days from the date of post.
· All applicants must attach relevant educational, experience testimonials, project and Training Certifications in a PDF format.
TOPPAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
- Department
- IT
- Locations
- Ethiopia
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