About Us

CIC Insurance Group is a leading insurance and financial services organisation with more than five decades of experience helping individuals, families, and organizations achieve financial security.

We have grown into a dynamic Group offering life, general, micro insurance, asset management, and investment solutions, with operations in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Malawi, and are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Our tagline, “We Keep Our Word,” reflects our unwavering commitment to integrity, transparency, and delivering on our promises to our clients, partners, and communities.

CIC Group is passionate about innovation, digital transformation, and inclusive insurance solutions that meet the evolving needs of cooperatives, SMEs, corporates, and individuals. By joining us, you will be part of a team that is shaping the future of financial protection across Africa.

About the Role

Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, the role holder will lead the design and development of robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in Java Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and deep experience with database design, systems integration, and DevOps automation. Experience in deploying applications to both cloud and on-premise environments is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java Spring Boot
• Architect and implement scalable microservices and event-driven systems.
• Integrate with internal and third-party systems using REST, SOAP, gRPC, and message queues.
• Drive performance tuning, security hardening, and scalability improvements.
• Implement DevOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and monitoring.
• Work across cloud and on-premise environments ensuring reliability and availability.
• Collaborate with front-end engineers, DevOps, QA, and product teams to deliver full-stack solutions.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from planning to production support.
• Mentor junior engineers and perform code reviews.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential Knowledge/Skills and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or in a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in backend development with strong command of Java Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding and hands-on experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience integrating diverse systems and APIs in enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Proficient in designing and optimizing database schemas, queries, and transactions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Experience deploying and supporting applications in AWS or Azure and on-premise infrastructure.
• Strong grasp of security, logging, monitoring, and API management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Experience with event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, or MQTT).
• Knowledge of API gateways and Service Load balancing.

Desirable Competencies:

• Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD) and test-driven development (TDD).
• Exposure to observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
• Certification in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a plus.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java Spring Boot
• Architect and implement scalable microservices and event-driven systems.
• Integrate with internal and third-party systems using REST, SOAP, gRPC, and message queues.
• Drive performance tuning, security hardening, and scalability improvements.
• Implement DevOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and monitoring.
• Work across cloud and on-premise environments ensuring reliability and availability.
• Collaborate with front-end engineers, DevOps, QA, and product teams to deliver full-stack solutions.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from planning to production support.
• Mentor junior engineers and perform code reviews.

• Java Spring Boot
• Microservices architecture
• Database design (SQL and NoSQL)
• Systems integration
• DevOps automation
• Cloud and on-premise deployment
• REST, SOAP, gRPC
• Message queues
• CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure as code
• Monitoring
• Security hardening
• API management
• Event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or MQTT)
• API gateways
• Service Load balancing
• Domain-driven design (DDD)
• Test-driven development (TDD)
• Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or in a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in backend development with strong command of Java Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding and hands-on experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience integrating diverse systems and APIs in enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Proficient in designing and optimizing database schemas, queries, and transactions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Experience deploying and supporting applications in AWS or Azure and on-premise infrastructure.
• Strong grasp of security, logging, monitoring, and API management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Experience with event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, or MQTT).
• Knowledge of API gateways and Service Load balancing.
• Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD) and test-driven development (TDD).
• Exposure to observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
• Certification in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a plus.