Job Description

About Unifi

Unifi is redefining credit in Africa with simple, fast personal loans delivered through online, mobile and branch channels. We make life easy for thousands of clients across Zambia, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. Unifi has conviction in the African continent and its people, and our products enable our clients to achieve even more. As one of the fastest-growing lenders in East Africa, we combine exceptional client service with the very best tech and data analytics.


Learn more about Unifi at:


www.unifi.credit/about


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUrwaPmzU5E


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Role Purpose

To help grow our software platform, Unifi is looking for a talented Java Developer to join our small, highly motivated software development team. From requirements gathering to final product delivery, you'll be involved in every step of the development process, giving you plenty of opportunity to show off your coding skills while also making a real difference to Unifi and our clients. Our dynamic team is looking for someone with an adventurous attitude and a good sense of humor!

Our Technology Stack

We work with a modern and diverse technology stack to deliver high-quality solutions. Our core technologies include Groovy and Java for programming, with Micronaut and Spring Boot as our primary application frameworks. We use Gorm and Hibernate for persistence and rely on MySQL as our main database. For web-based user interfaces, we utilise Vaadin. In addition, our technology stack features Activiti for workflow management, Micronaut and JAX-RS for microservices, and Electron for cross-platform development. We ensure secure operations with Apache Shiro and manage queue processing through Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. Other tools in our stack include MongoDB for document storage, Jasper Reports for reporting, and Apache Velocity as our template engine. We also use SWAGGER for API documentation. Our development environment follows Agile Kanban methodology with continuous delivery, using Jenkins for builds, IntelliJ as our IDE, Bitbucket GIT for source control, and Gradle for build configuration. We stay connected through Slack and Google and manage our development cycle with Jira.

Requirements

6+ years of relevant development experience. * Independent go getter