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Back End Engineer

D.light
Nairobi
Full-time
Posted: 2026-11-13

About D.light

is a global leader and pioneer in delivering affordable solar energy and power solutions designed for low-income households and small businesses

Description

The job holder will be responsible for building scalable backend systems and will work on cloud-native services using Java, Spring Boot 3, AWS, and Apache Kafka, contributing to design, development, and continuous improvement of our platform. ​Roles & Responsibilities Include; Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot 3 Build and consume RESTful APIs with clean, maintainable code Develop event-driven and asynchronous systems using Apache Kafka Deploy and operate services on AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, etc.) Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices Troubleshoot production issues and improve system performance and stability Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions

Qualifications

Requirements

Desired Skills & Experience

2–3 years of professional experience in Java backend development

Strong knowledge of Java (8+) and Spring Boot 3

Experience building REST APIs and working with JSON

Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, offsets)

Experience deploying or operating applications on AWS

Solid understanding of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar)

Familiarity with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines

Understanding of micro services architecture and distributed systems basics

Benefits

Competitive Package

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