New Job Openings at Opera Software AS

⏲ Dec 3, 2018, 5:10 PM
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Opera Software crafts products and services that connect millions of people to the internet. The biggest operators around the world choose to work with us to give their customers the best web experience. Our mobile advertising platform enables publishers to monetize their content and allows brands to reach millions of consumers. We strive to develop superior products and services for our users around the world, through state-of-the-art technology, innovation, leadership and partnerships. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Go Developer Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Type: Full Time Details

Opera Software is looking for a Go Developer to join the growing Opera Payments Engineering Team located in Lagos, Nigeria.
The ideal candidate should be able to work effectively with other developers, project leaders, and quality assurance engineers to solve complex issues and build and maintain a scalable, highly available, secure, and robust system.
Opera Payments Platform (OPay) enables users to pay for various services through their mobile or web browser. It provides fast, easy, and secure payments and money transfers. Our key markets are emerging economies in Africa, Asia, and South America, where Opera has a traditionally strong presence and user base.
At Opera Software, we develop superior products and services for our users around the world through state-of-the-art technology, innovation, leadership, and partnerships. Our product portfolio includes web browsers, payment solutions, news aggregation services, data compression, and privacy. Our products enable more than 350 million internet consumers to discover and connect with the content and services that matter most to them, regardless of the device, network, or location.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with an autonomous team of developers, designers, testers and product owners to find end-to-end solutions to important problems
Build and maintain the payment solutions which could be used by millions of users in Africa
Be involved in architectural and design discussions, building toward an efficient, extensible, and secure payment system
Improve test coverage and quality of the products

Requirements

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming languages, paradigms, constructs, and idioms
Strong knowledge of web architecture and distributed systems
Strong knowledge of application architecture and design patterns
Strong knowledge of concurrent programming and thread handling
Care about quality and understand what it means to ship high-quality code
Understand how to write scalable, robust, testable, efficient, performant, and easily maintainable code
Experience with code versioning tools such as Git
Experience with NoSQL databases
Experience with Agile work processes
Self-motivated, structured, and able to take initiative as well as being creative and curious
Autonomous working style, with eagerness to improve systems, processes, and yourself
Fluency in English, both written and spoken, and good communication skills

Ideal job requirements:

Knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, idioms, framework, and tools:
- Goroutine and channel patterns
- Go’s templating language
- Popular Go web frameworks, such as Gin
- Ability to write clean and effective Godoc comments
- Writing unit and functional tests
Knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Knowledge of web security
Knowledge of continuous integration/delivery

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply Job Title: Web Developer Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Type: Full Time Details

We are looking for a passionate and engaged Web Developer with experience in ReactJS and working with restful APIs. The position is in Lagos, Nigeria and is part of the global Opera Payment Product Department.
The Opera Payments Platform (OPay) enables users to pay for services through their mobile or web browser. It provides fast, easy, and secure payments and money transfers. Our key markets are emerging economies in Africa, Asia, and South America, where Opera has a traditionally strong presence and user base.
As part of the front-end team, you will work on delivering multiple different products part of the payment ecosystem. As a web developer, you will collaborate with other members of our product, design, and engineering teams to translate user stories and mockups into a living, breathing product.
At Opera Software, we develop superior products and services for our users around the world through state-of-the-art technology, innovation, leadership, and partnerships. Our product portfolio includes web browsers, payment solutions, news aggregation services, data compression, and privacy. Our products enable more than 350 million internet consumers to discover and connect with the content and services that matter most to them, regardless of the device, network, or location.
If you’re looking for a fast-paced, agile, and fun environment to work and have an interest in the payment industry, then Opera is the place for you!

Requirements

B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with a keen interest in technology
Ability to work independently, autonomously, and take initiative, as well as being creative and curious
Strong web development skills, including:
Translation of VD/UX wireframes to visual elements
Design of the overall architecture of the web application
Implementation of services and APIs to power the web application
Building reusable code and libraries for future use
Optimization of the application for speed and scalability
Integration of the front-end and back-end aspects of the web application
A good sense of usability, attention to detail, and polish
Fluency in English, both written and spoken