Platform & Backend Orchestration Engineer

HIRING

📍 Location: Nigeria / Lagos preferred
Job Type: Permanent Employee
Job Field: ICT / Computer
Experience: 5+ years

About the Role

Own the persistent backend service layer connecting compiler, model, deployment, and power-control capabilities into secure, reliable, and scalable customer-facing workflows. The role focuses on APIs, orchestration, deployment, validation, and platform integrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and own backend services powering the One-Click customer workflow.
• Develop APIs, job orchestration, queues, artefact management, deployment, validation, and result handling.
• Integrate the platform with SteadGrid for authenticated node-control requests, real-time state, audit, and telemetry.
• Implement role-based access control, tenant isolation, audit logging, and traceability.
• Build reliability features including idempotency, retries, timeouts, and failure handling.
• Develop operational dashboards, support tools, documentation, testing, and observability.
• Support post-launch incident resolution and workflow improvements.
• Collaborate with the CTO/Software Lead, Principal Compiler Architect, and Hardware Platform Architect.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend/platform engineering experience.
• Strong production experience with Python, Go, TypeScript, or Java.
• Experience building APIs, asynchronous job orchestration, queues, and database-backed services.
• Experience with containerised services, CI/CD, and production observability.
• Strong Linux and infrastructure integration experience.
• Familiarity with Redfish, BMC, and/or device-management APIs.
• Experience designing secure, multi-tenant platforms.
• Strong understanding of reliability, security, and production operations.
• Excellent ownership and documentation skills.
• Ability to rapidly absorb and operationalise knowledge from technical teams.
• C/C++ or Rust experience is an advantage where strong backend/platform capability is demonstrated.

Role Details

• Target Start Date: 15 October 2026
• Probation: Six months recommended
• Reporting: CTO / Designated Software Lead
• Successful delivery of accepted objectives may be linked to launch bonus and/or confirmation considerations.

How to Apply

📧 Apply via: HR.Nigeria@escrow-tech.co.uk
Subject: Platform & Backend Orchestration Engineer