Platform Engineer

Company Description Superfan.ng is an edtech learning platform dedicated to African languages and culture. The platform offers a gamified, quiz-first experience that helps learners explore proverbs, traditions, rites of passage, festivals, folklore, and customs. Built for Africans and the global diaspora, Superfan.ng aims to make cultural learning engaging, interactive, and accessible. Team members collaborate to expand the product’s reach and impact across diverse communities while maintaining a strong focus on user experience and educational quality.
Role Description The Platform Engineer will work in a full-time, remote capacity to design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that powers Superfan.ng’s learning platform. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing scalable backend services, integrating databases and APIs, optimizing performance, and ensuring the reliability and security of the platform. The role involves implementing new features in collaboration with product and engineering teams, monitoring system health, resolving technical issues, and improving deployment pipelines. The Platform Engineer will also contribute to architectural decisions, documentation, and best practices to support a robust and maintainable technology stack.
Qualifications
Candidates should possess strong Software Development and Programming skills, with experience in building backend services and APIs.Candidates should possess solid Infrastructure skills, including working with cloud platforms, containerization, and deployment pipelines.Candidates should possess Databases skills, such as designing schemas, optimizing queries, and managing relational or NoSQL databases.Candidates should possess effective Troubleshooting skills for diagnosing and resolving performance, reliability, and security issues.Experience with distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architectures is beneficial.Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to maintain system health is an advantage.Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a remote, cross-functional team environment are required.A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, is preferred.

Skills
Microservices, Documentation

Work arrangement
Yes