Intermediate to Senior Backend Engineer : Kotlin/ Java

VALR Company Information

VALR has built South Africa’s leading cryptocurrency platform serving over 260,000 customers. We are proud to offer a suite of products that are helping increase economic freedom and build a financial system that recognizes the oneness of humankind.

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at VALR, regardless of role or team. First, we look for signals that a candidate will thrive in a culture where we:

• Default to a high degree of autonomy and ownership combined with positive energy and truth-seeking
• Embrace feedback
• Disrupt ourselves
• Expect sustained high performance

Second, we seek people with the desire and capacity to build and share expertise in the frontier technologies of crypto and blockchain, in whatever way is most relevant to their role.

Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone, which we’re working to achieve with our suite of products that serve South Africans and eventually customers globally.

With the above in mind and our goals of disrupting the financial system and serving humanity, we require unique, dedicated and incredibly talented people to join the VALR family.

Intermediate to Senior Backend Engineer : Kotlin/ Java

VALR is looking for intermediate backend developers to join our Engineering Team to help us deliver the best trading experience possible.

What would you be doing?

• Build best-in-class product features
• Create troubleshooting tools
• Implement internal processes and tooling
  
• Extend and improve our API
• Write easy to read, maintainable code

What are the requirements?

• 4+ years of experience using Java or Kotlin in production environments
• Experience working with NodeJS
• Solid understanding of version control, containerisation and CI/CD concepts
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform and/or Amazon Web Services
• Experience creating troubleshooting tools

Core strengths

• Clear communication, positive energy and efficient execution
• Innate drive to help team members and customers

Any nice to haves?

• Passion for cryptocurrencies and alternative financial systems
• Experience working remotely in an early stage startup environment
• A natural inclination to help people and the ability to explain technical details simply

What you can expect from VALR

• Competitive salary: Get paid well to work in an exciting industry
• Leave: Flexible leave policy with 3 weeks minimum
• Remote work: Work from wherever you like
• Home office setup: Mac laptop and a discretionary allowance to buy all the extras needed to work happily from home - all of it yours to keep after 3 years
• Learning fund: R10,000 per employee per year for anything that helps you upskill for work, in addition to scheduled VALR training
• Performance bonus: When you contribute to VALR’s success, you’ll be rewarded with lucrative bonuses
• 3 months maternity and 1-month paternity paid leave
• Regular get-togethers outside of work (COVID permitting)
• Annual company retreats (COVID permitting)