Junior Engineer

Who are we:

Casava, an Insurtech in the Nigerian space is reimagining how insurance should impact lives. Our vision is to make insurance commonplace for individuals and small businesses in Nigeria and across the continent. We are building the next-gen digital insurance for Africa, making insurance affordable, valuable, and convenient, powered by technology and behavioural economics. We incorporate trustworthy, transparent, innovative, pioneering, empathetic, and impactful values into our business model, product, work culture, and brand.

• We are growing and have surpassed early targets with 90,000 active subscribers till date
• We were awarded Insurtech of the Year at the Business Day Awards in 2022.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a talented Junior NextJS Engineer to join our team. As a NextJS Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining web applications using NextJS, TypeScript, and Prisma. You will work closely with our design and product teams to create high-quality, performant, and scalable web applications.

The right candidate should have…

The right candidate for this role is a self-starter, takes ownership and is result oriented. Other expectations include:

• 2 years of experience working with the following frameworks/ language and platforms: (JavaScript, NextJS, TypeScript, Git (Github/Bitbucket, Prisma, NodeJS, Jira, React UI Kits -MaterialUI, ChakraUI, AntDesign)
• Experience with log aggregation (Logtail, Graylog, Grafana)
• Experience SQL and non-SQL Database (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB)
• Experience working with Figma

Other responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain web applications using NextJS, TypeScript, and Prisma.
• Collaborate with design and product teams to create user-friendly interfaces.
• Write high-quality, maintainable, and performant code.
• Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other team member