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Full Time

Backend Engineer / 3 weeks ago

Lagos

Application ends: 2026-04-29

Jedayah AI is an AI automation agency that designs and deploys intelligent AI solutions for businesses in Africa.We build production-grade agentic solutions and help organizations unlock the value of artificial intelligence by designing and implementing AI automation and intelligent AI agent systems that solve real business problems.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Location: Eti-Osa, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

  • At Jedayah AI, we are building AI-powered solutions that solve real business problems.
  • We are looking for a Backend Engineer who will work closely with our AI Engineer to turn models into reliable, scalable, production-ready systems.
  • This is a high-impact role where you will own the backend architecture powering our AI products – from APIs to deployment pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems for AI-powered applications.
  • Develop and manage APIs to serve machine learning models.
  • Collaborate closely with AI Engineers to deploy and optimize models in production.
  • Build and manage data pipelines for ingestion, processing, and storage.
  • Ensure performance, reliability, and security of backend services.
  • Integrate third-party tools, client systems, and external APIs.
  • Monitor, debug, and improve system performance and uptime.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years experience in backend development.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, or similar backend languages.
  • Experience building RESTful APIs (FastAPI, Flask, Express, etc.).
  • Solid understanding of databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Familiarity with Docker and containerization.
  • Understanding of asynchronous processing / queues (Celery, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
  • Experience with system design and scalable architecture.

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, portfolio, or GitHub profile along with a short note on; backend systems you’ve built and any experience working with AI / ML systems to: careers@jedayahai.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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