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Full-stack Engineer

Summary

Builds and maintains full-stack web applications for a fintech platform enabling African banks/lenders to analyze financial data and deliver personalized services, collaborating with AI scientists, DevOps, and product teams to ensure scalability and performance.

Our Client is on a mission to drive economic inclusion across Africa by harnessing the power of innovative technology.

Their core product is a powerful decision-making platform that transforms financial data into actionable insights, empowering our clients, which include Africa’s largest banks and non-bank lenders, to boost engagement, predict behavior, and deliver hyper-personalized financial experiences at scale.

They are scaling rapidly, expanding their product features, integrations, and client use cases. To support this growth, they're looking for a Full-stack Engineer to join their Product Engineering team and help shape the future of financial technology in Africa.

The Role As a full-stack Engineer, you will join a talented engineering unit to deliver high-quality, scalable products. You will collaborate closely with Engineers, AI Scientists, Testers, DevOps, and Product stakeholders to drive technical excellence, improve processes, and maintain a high-performing team culture.

Key Responsibilities

● Architect and develop robust backend and frontend web applications that deliver exceptional user experiences.

● Engineer reliable servers, scalable databases, and efficient APIs to power seamless functionality.

● Optimize web applications for performance, responsiveness, and cross-platform compatibility on mobile and desktop.

● Continuously fine-tune systems for speed, scalability, and high availability.

● Build and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services to extend functionality and drive innovation

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills

● 5+ years of engineering experience in a fast-paced tech environment.

● Strong technical background in software design, data structures, and algorithms.

● Familiarity with a modern tech stack, including:

○ Languages/Frameworks: TypeScript, Node.js, ReactJS ○ Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Gitlab Pipelines ○ Databases: MySQL, Prisma, TypeORM ○ APIs: REST, GraphQL ○ Other Tools: Jira, Git, Redis, RabbitMQ, Slack

● Strategic problem-solver with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Nice to Have

● Experience in the Enterprise FinTech or financial services industry

● Exposure to AI/ML, decisioning systems, or data platforms

● Previous experience working with African markets or users.

Why Join Us?

● Impact: Build technology that drives financial inclusion across Africa.

● Innovation: Shape the future of AI-driven banking intelligence.

● Compensation: Competitive salary with generous benefits

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