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Backend Engineer

Zeno
Nairobi
Full-time
Posted: 2026-09-23

About Zeno

We provide power — to move, to live, and to hustle.

Description

Zeno is building the backend platform that powers our EV battery-swapping ecosystem — covering vehicle telemetry, swap station orchestration, wallet & payment transactions, and fleet partner management. We're looking for a Backend Engineer to build and maintain services across our microservices stack, deployed on AWS using Python and Node.js.

Qualifications

What You’ll Do

Develop and maintain backend microservices — Vehicle Service, Swap Station Service, Transaction Management Service, and Wallet Management Service — using Python (FastAPI/Flask) and Node.js (Express)

Build and maintain RESTful APIs consumed by the App and Web clients

Work with PostgreSQL/RDS for core domain data (customers, vehicles, fleet partners, battery packs, swap stations) and ClickHouse for vehicle and swap-station telemetry

Implement and maintain asynchronous, event-driven workflows

Contribute to wallet/ledger transaction processing with attention to idempotency and data correctness

Deploy and manage services on AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, CloudWatch)

Write and maintain data-ingestion logic for high-volume telemetry data

Participate in code reviews, write unit/integration tests, and follow engineering best practices

Debug and resolve production issues, including monitoring via CloudWatch Logs and handling dead-letter queue (DLQ) messages for failed transactions

Collaborate with senior engineers on system design discussions and contribute to technical documentation

Support CI/CD pipeline maintenance (GitHub Actions)

What You’ll Bring

5+ years of experience in backend software development

Strong proficiency in Python and/or Node.js

Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs

Working knowledge of AWS services (ECS, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch)

Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL); exposure to time-series/columnar databases (ClickHouse) is a plus

Understanding of asynchronous/event-driven architecture patterns

Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows

Solid understanding of software testing practices (unit, integration)

Good problem-solving and debugging skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

Experience with Docker and container orchestration

Exposure to Redis for caching or live data use cases

Experience with message queue systems (SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ)

Familiarity with financial/wallet/ledger systems

Experience in IoT, telemetry, or connected-device platforms

AWS Cloud Practitioner or Associate-level certification

Exposure to microservices architecture and API gateway/service mesh (Envoy)

Benefits

Hands-on experience building backend systems for a real-time EV mobility platform

Exposure to telemetry pipelines, wallet/payment systems, and fleet management at scale

Mentorship from senior engineers

Growth path toward senior/lead backend engineering roles

Company-sponsored healthcare plan

Join a world-class team of engineers, operators, and entrepreneurs from across the globe who are part of the inevitable trillion-dollar transition of two-wheelers to electric!

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