TL;DR

Senior Fullstack Engineer (Fintech): Building and optimizing a global platform for international supplier payments with an accent on UI development, backend logic, and secure data practices in a regulated environment. Focus on driving architectural decisions, ensuring scalability, observability, and championing code quality.

Location: Hybrid (London or Paris)

Company

%hirify_global% helps businesses in emerging markets pay their international suppliers quickly and efficiently, having raised over $18m and growing fast globally.

What you will do

Contribute to the product process from end-to-end, from ideation to deployment.
Build intuitive and performant web interfaces for business owners in Africa.
Implement IT security and data protection best practices in a regulated environment.
Proactively drive architectural decisions to improve scalability, observability, and modularity.
Champion code quality through robust testing, documentation, and reviews.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to their professional growth.

Requirements

Strong understanding of web development, frontend and backend best practices (TypeScript, React, NextJS, NodeJS, Express, PostgreSQL).
Experience working on VC-backed or high-growth startup engineering projects.
Comfortable working in an early-stage startup environment with high pace and ambiguity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical discussions.
Care about the mission of solving problems faced by African businesses.
Based in London or Paris.

Nice to have

Speak French.
Experience in Fintech, payments, wallets, or building ledgers.
Expertise in security and data protection best practices in an FCA regulated business.

Culture & Benefits

Join a highly-ambitious, get-it-done international team of approximately 70 people across 8 countries.
Opportunity to work closely with the founding team and shape product vision and technical architecture.
Contribute to having a tangible economic impact in African markets.
Committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and an equal opportunity employer.
Support for accessibility needs throughout the interview process.

Hiring process

Screen interview with Tech Recruiter (30 mins).
Technical challenge with Head of Engineering (1 hr).
Deep project dive with hiring manager (1 hr).
Founder chat in person (30 mins) in Nairobi.
References and Offer.