Job Title: Report / BI Engineer
Location: Lagos (Hybrid)
Reporting to: Technical Lead of the assigned Evolve team
Role Purpose
- Evolve is Caava Group’s insurance management platform, built on Spring Boot services with Angular and Next.js frontends, and used by AIICO for its insurance operations.
- Working with experienced engineers, you will implement clearly scoped backend changes, test and debug services, and build practical knowledge of insurance workflows and dependable engineering practice.
- This entry-level role suits candidates with internship, academic or personal project experience. Technical decisions, code reviews and production changes are supported by experienced team members. Growing towards full-stack work is encouraged.
Career Path:
- Progression to Associate Software Engineer depends on consistent delivery against these measures, growing independence on larger tasks, code and test quality, and business need.
Additional Information:
- Works With: Backend and Frontend Engineers, QA Engineers and Product
- Scope: Assigned Evolve backend features, bug fixes, testing and release support
- Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL and Git
- Growth Path: Associate Software Engineer, based on performance and business need
Core Accountabilities
Build and maintain Evolve services:
- Build assigned features and bug fixes in Java and Spring Boot to agreed designs, coding standards and acceptance criteria.
- Develop and update REST APIs and SQL queries. Learn the platform’s data structures and check validation, error handling and data consistency with guidance.
- Agree API contracts with frontend engineers and keep OpenAPI documentation accurate for the endpoints you change.
Test changes and work through code review:
- Write and maintain unit and integration tests for your changes, covering normal, boundary and failure cases. Work with QA to reproduce defects and verify fixes.
- Submit small, reviewable changes through Git branches and pull requests. Explain your approach, apply feedback and keep technical documentation up to date.
Investigate issues and communicate clearly:
- Investigate issues using approved tools, logs and test environments. Record evidence and escalate unfamiliar, high-risk or production-impacting problems promptly.
- Clarify requirements with engineers, Product and QA before implementation. Estimate tasks with support, share progress and raise blockers or risks early.
Apply secure practices and support releases:
- Follow secure coding and data-handling practices. Protect credentials and customer information, and use approved test data and access permissions.
- Support release preparation and deployment checks under guidance, and learn how changes affect Evolve’s users and insurance processes.
Requirements
Experience and Working Style:
- A Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent practical training supported by relevant projects.
- Foundational Java skills and familiarity with Spring Boot through coursework, an internship or a working project.
- Understanding of object-oriented programming, basic data structures, algorithms and debugging techniques.
- Basic knowledge of REST APIs, HTTP and JSON, relational databases and SQL, and version control with Git.
- Ability to write basic automated tests, explain your code and use documentation to solve problems.
Working Style:
- Clear written and verbal communication, attention to detail and a collaborative approach.
- Acts on feedback, follows through on assigned work and asks for help early when blocked.
Nice to Have:
- Exposure to Hibernate or JPA, or other Spring components.
- Basic frontend exposure with TypeScript, Angular or Next.js.
- Familiarity with Postman, OpenAPI documentation or CI/CD workflows, and an interest in insurance systems
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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