Full Stack Developer - Remote - Contract

Lagos, Lagos

Posted 3 days ago

Company:: Lurus Ventures
Company Description:: We are an early stage startup at the beginning of an exciting journey to build a new online marketplace platform. Our goal is to create a dynamic and user friendly space for buyers and sellers to connect and transact. We are looking for foundational team members passionate about building innovative products from the ground up
Contract Type:: Remote
Experience Required:: 3 to 4 years
Education Level:: Bachelor
Number of vacancies:: 1

Job Description

We seek a skilled Full-Stack Developer to be our foundational technical hire and build the initial Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for an online marketplace.

As the sole developer for the MVP phase (~3-4 months), you will build our platform (front and backend) from scratch based on detailed specifications. You will work remotely and collaborate directly with the founder.

The project goal is to develop a functional marketplace including: user registration/login (buyer/seller roles); product listings with image uploads (S3/similar); public product browsing/viewing; basic real-time buyer-seller chat (Socket.IO); shopping cart; secure checkout using third-party payment integration (e.g., Stripe Connect, Helcim); seller dashboard; and admin seller approval.

Responsibilities:

- Develop backend APIs (Node.js/Express.js) and frontend (React/Vite).
- Design and manage PostgreSQL database schemas (using an ORM like Prisma/Sequelize).
- Integrate third-party services: Marketplace payment solutions (e.g., Stripe Connect, Helcim), cloud storage, email, WebSockets.
- Write functional, maintainable code and push frequently to GitHub.
- Collaborate on troubleshooting, bug fixing, and iterative improvements.
- Deploy the application to a cloud hosting environment.
- Implement security best practices throughout development.

Requirements:

- Proven full-stack experience with strong proficiency in Node.js/Express.js (backend), React (frontend), and PostgreSQL (database) technologies.
- Strong experience with RESTful API design and implementation, and JWT authentication.
- Proficient with GitHub and Git workflows.
- Experience deploying web applications to cloud environments.
- Strong problem-solving ability, self-motivated, reliable, and disciplined in a remote setting.
- Security conscious approach to development.

This is a contract position that will last 3 to 4 months to build our MVP. Successful completion and platform growth may lead to extending the contract.

Salary is 300k per month.