Backend Developer
Yoma Bank

Backend Developer

Yoma Bank

Myanmar - Yangon
Full Time
Posted over a week ago

Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE
Backend developer is responsible for the system to work behind the scenes. His or her role is to integrate the application with all required systems and services and provide clean and easy to use API for the frontend part of the system. Although his or her work is usually hidden from the user, he or she bears the full responsibility for the application functionality, performance and scalability. He or she knows how to write clean modern APIs, integrate with legacy systems and work with databases. He or she often works like hacker when he needs to find how to integrate with legacy systems without any documentation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Responsible and primary contact for maintaining and updating Yoma Assist (home loan app)
• Design and develop the business logic and backend systems of the product
• Work closely with frontend developers to design and develop functional, performing and complete APIs
• Decipher existing companies software systems and be able to hook in application to applicable data sources
• Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
• Develop high quality, well documented, and efficient code
• Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
• Identifies and solves IT dependencies between the digital factory and the wider bank
• Integrates solutions across the different initiatives
• Works tirelessly to increase collaboration between developers and IT operations
• Actively pushes organization and digital labs towards continuous delivery
• Aligns team on current state process implementation
• Finds new & innovative ways of process delivery both immediate and longer term
• Adjusts solutions to current enterprise policies
• Identifies focus areas with high business impact to incorporate in transformation roadmap
• Automates daily tasks & processes to increase developer efficiency

Job Requirements

Knowledge & Skills
Essential
• Deep knowledge of Object-Oriented programing,
• Significant experience writing and utilizing RESTful API services and performance tuning large scale apps
• Understanding of web services and complex software systems
• Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Ability to write effective unit and integration
• Good communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions
• Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
• Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently
• Passionate about technology and excited about the impact of emerging / disruptive technologies
• Wants to unleash inner self-starter and work in an environment that fosters entrepreneurial minds
• Open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge skillset
• Ability to translate business processes into automation tools
• Ability to effectively drive organizational design and change
• High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential
• Embraces a culture of trust and transparency
• Can do attitude

Education & Special Training
Essential
• Completion of tertiary qualifications in a business or related field such as Bachelor of Computer Science or Information Systems or Business, Management, Commerce.

Experience
Essential
• Past experience as a backend developer on Node, Java etc.
Desirable
• Experience with COBOL, CICS or similar banking software
• Experience using JavaScript MVC frameworks, such as Angular JS, Backbone, etc.
• Experience in the Banking sector

Languages
Essential
• Working proficiency in Myanmar and English.

* Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. *

What We Can Offer

Benefits

- Annual performance bonus
- Ferry provided
- OT payment

Highlights

- An awesome company
- Join a winning team
- You can make a difference

Career Opportunities

- Opportunities for promotion
- Possibility for job training
- Learn new skills and techniques

About Our Company

Founded in 1993, Yoma Bank is Myanmar's most progressive domestic bank with over 3,000 employees and more than 80 branches across the country. With a mission to “Build a better Myanmar for its people” and financing the needs of Myanmar families and businesses, Yoma Bank offers savings products, a wide range of loans and business solutions to individuals, SMEs and local corporate clients to fund their business operations in Myanmar. With over 30 years of being a responsible bank, Yoma Bank has been consistently making significant investments in strategic priorities- people, technology and corporate governance.

All the operations led by the Bank are centered around its core values such as Customer, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork and Innovation. Yoma Bank has also established strong partnership with both local and international organisations leveraging strategic advantages in its services. Yoma Bank is the first local bank that welcomed foreign investments from global organisations such as GIC of Singapore, Norfund of Norway and IFC of the World Bank."

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Summary Job Details
 
Job Function
IT Hardware, Software
 
Experience level
Experienced Non-Manager
 
Min Education Level
Bachelor Degree