Senior Back-End Engineer
Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) | Post type: jobs February 25, 2025 - Deadline 07/03/2025 | NumberOfPosition [1]

Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) Overview

The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has the mandate to manage and promote social security in Rwanda. RSSB's vision is to provide a comprehensive social security system that caters to the diverse social security needs of the population, RSSB plays an important role in realising Vision 2050 and the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1). RSSB manages six social security schemes, namely: Pension, Occupational Hazards, Medical scheme, CBHI, Maternity Leave Benefits and EjoHeza (Long-term Term Saving Scheme).

Exciting Career Opportunity at the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) - Senior Back End Engineer

Are you an experienced Back-End Engineer ready to take on a leadership role in shaping the future of Rwanda’s social security services? Do you have a passion for designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale server-side systems? Join the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) as a Senior Back-End Engineer and help drive the digital transformation of one of Rwanda's most important public institutions.

The Senior Back-End Engineer at the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) will play a critical role in the development and optimization of scalable, high-performance server-side applications that support RSSB's essential social security services. As a senior member of the engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and maintaining robust back-end systems, ensuring the security, reliability, and scalability of the infrastructure. The Senior Back-End Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end engineers and database administrators, to implement seamless API solutions and integrate new technologies.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the engineer will mentor junior engineers, helping to enhance their skills while ensuring adherence to best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.

About RSSB

As a leading player in the financial sector, RSSB serves as the largest institutional investor in Rwanda. With assets under management amounting to 2.06 trillion Rwf , which is equivalent to over 15% of the country's GDP, RSSB invests in key sectors of the economy and plays a crucial role in growing the country’s financial sector. With approximately 12 million members in the above six schemes, encompassing over 90% of Rwanda's population, RSSB is at the forefront of securing the health and financial well-being of Rwandans.

To achieve its important mandate, RSSB is embarking on a transformative journey, aiming to become a modern, data-driven, and high-performing institution. As part of this ambitious initiative, we are seeking highly motivated individuals who are results-oriented and uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. By joining RSSB, you will have the opportunity to actively contribute to the advancement of social security and overall transformation of Rwanda.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact, ready to embrace innovation and change, and eager to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, then RSSB is the place for you.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Architect and build high-performance, scalable, and reliable server-side applications to support RSSB’s services;
Continuously monitor, optimize, and improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of existing back-end systems;
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate them with various systems and services;
Design, manage, and optimize databases (SQL/NoSQL) for high availability and performance;
Implement security measures, including encryption, authentication, and access control, to ensure the protection of sensitive data;
Leverage cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) for hosting, scaling, and optimizing back-end applications;
Make critical decisions on system architecture, ensuring it aligns with long-term business goals and technical scalability;
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, guiding them in best practices and troubleshooting complex issues;
Work closely with front-end engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration between systems and alignment with business needs;
Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve bottlenecks and performance issues in back-end systems;
Manage and maintain code repositories using version control systems like Git, ensuring collaborative development processes;
Maintain comprehensive and clear technical documentation for all back-end systems, APIs, and architectural decisions;
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate must have at least:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, with at least 5 years of professional experience in back-end development, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale, high-performance systems;
Strong experience with version control systems like Git;
Advanced debugging and performance optimization skills;
Advanced proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, or PHP;
Extensive experience with web frameworks (e.g., Spring, Django, Flask);
Strong expertise in RESTful API design and microservices architecture;
Deep understanding of databases (both SQL and NoSQL, e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB);
Expertise in performance tuning, security best practices, and scalability;
Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is a plus.

Key competencies

Technical Competencies:

Expertise in languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, or PHP;
Proficient in building and integrating RESTful APIs and microservices architectures;
Strong experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases, including performance optimization;
Experience with cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for hosting and scaling applications.

Behavioral Competencies:

Ability to guide and mentor junior engineers while leading technical initiatives;
Strong analytical skills for troubleshooting complex issues and optimizing performance;
Effective teamwork with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions;
Openness to learning new technologies and adapting to evolving business and technical requirements.

Additional Information:

The position is based in Kigali, Rwanda and applicants must be willing to relocate outside their countries of domicile.

RSSB reserves the right to appoint or to issue an employment contract to the successful candidate.

Interested candidates are advised to visit the RSSB website for a more detailed job description for the role, and submit your application online by Friday 07, March 2025.

In addition, please attach a curriculum vitae that contains details of your qualifications, experience and positions held relevant to this role. Include your day and evening telephone numbers, email address, names and address of three professional referees. Also, attach copies of your academic and professional qualifications.

Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a valid Criminal Clearance Certificate.

RSSB is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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