This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the core engineering team of an instant credit fintech. Octo is a digital banking platform focused on serving the 19 million Egyptians who have bank accounts but do not have credit cards. Octo serves these users through a suite of data-driven banking products led by a Visa card and access to credit.

To apply for this position, please send your CV to: [email protected]

About the Job

We are looking for a Backend Developer with experience building scalable applications. This role will be part of the software development life cycle for Python Django applications — from concept and design to testing.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who will:

• Develop high-quality features alongside our Product Team to better serve our customers.
• Be creative and experiment with new solutions, but be pragmatic and committed to the highest reliability and security standards.
• Write maintainable code that complies with code quality standards.
• Test the product with unit tests and in controlled, real situations.
• Maintain systems once they are up and running.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
• Help define engineering best practices and provide technical mentorship to other members of the engineering team.
• Work closely with team members to achieve product and organizational objectives effectively.

Job Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related Engineering degree.
• 0 to 1 Year of industry experience in backend software development.
• Proficiency in Python and the Django framework.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and unit testing.