Back-end Technical Lead - Java-Node.js

Who we are?

Modus Capital is an early to mid-stage ecosystem development fund that focuses on entrepreneurial ecosystem development in frontier markets by connecting them with developed markets providing cross border deal-flow, capital flows, and knowledge transfer. Our focus is the creation of new technologies to alleviate consumer and business pain points and the application of technology value-added for small-to-medium enterprises. Modus’ expertise lies in growing businesses by providing holistic operational support - something that we have developed, executed, and mastered over the past 5 years.

Job Description

• Provide technical leadership for the design and development team in cloud based solutions. 
• Maintain Modus’ products in a flat, agile environment.
• Oversee all technical matters companywide and manage the technology support team.
• Work collaboratively with the development team, and various stakeholders within the company to ensure the delivery of all products in an efficient and timely manner.
• Lead, train and mentor the technical team.
• Provide guidance and insight to upper management.
• Report progress, including any changes made to plans and production.
• Contribute to product design and establishment of requirements.
• Delegate technical responsibilities and monitor the progress of projects.
• Deliver products consistently, on time, and on budget.
• Oversee user testing and report results—adjust requirements as needed.
• Work closely with project manager/product manager during all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Review all work produced by the development team and ensure code produced meets company standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Software Engineering field.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in building middleware solutions using Java, Node.js, or similar technologies. 
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge with one or more data technologies like SQL, No-SQL, In-memory DB. 
• Knowledge of data events and streaming technologies like Kafka. 
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodology and Agile technical practices.
• A full-stack experience in backend and frontend.
• Strong knowledge on continuous integration, continuous deployment and Dev-ops.
• Extensive Experience with Unit Testing and integration testing.
• Experience with one or more cloud services like AWS, GCP, Digitalocean, etc.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Hands-on experience with setting up and using static code analysis tools.
• Extensive Experience with GitHub and GitFlow.
• Problem solving skills.
• Experience in code reviewing for cross teams.
• Exceptional communication and reporting skills
• English fluency is a must 
• Outstanding leadership skills and ability to delegate responsibilities effectively.

Additional Information

What we offer?

• You would work with a partially remote team of different nationalities on products in multiple industries, different countries and at various stages.
• Awesome work environment.
• Unlimited vacations.
• Quarterly bonuses based on meeting certain milestones.
• Annual professional development budget focused on your continuous learning and growth with us.
• Family Medical Insurance
• Work from home policy.

Note: We currently work from home due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.