Senior Software Engineer
Join our team of innovators and become a key player in shaping the future of fintech solutions. We are seeking an exceptional Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of high-impact products that will transform underserved markets.
Job Summary:
This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive technical leadership, innovation, and growth. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality software solutions that meet emerging needs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving alignment across stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Drive successful delivery of high-impact products built on unique data infrastructure
- Apply broad technical experience spanning backend distributed systems, full-stack web apps, data analysis, and visualizations to develop software
- Articulate complex technical concepts and drive alignment across cross-functional teams
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate objectives into actionable engineering requirements and lead diverse personalities
- Create innovative products with the product team and enhance their ability to build data-centric products
- Ship code, unblock team members, and facilitate customer integrations to maximize impact
Qualifications:
- Proven track record leading engineering teams and working with big data
- Demonstrated history of significant technical contributions to complex systems
- Working understanding of software architecture, object-oriented design, and functional programming best practices
- Advanced modern Python language skills and experience with data science toolkits (Pandas, XGBoost, Matplotlib)
- Experience managing and scaling cloud infrastructure and building, scaling, and debugging data infrastructure
- Exceptional communication skills and time zone overlap with West Africa Time (WAT) and East Africa Time (EAT)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building and operationalizing machine learning models, including feature engineering and hyperparameter optimization
- DevOps experience including designing maintainable testing strategies and automating CI/CD
- Experience building full-stack web applications using React (Typescript) backed by REST APIs (Python, AWS API Gateway, Lambda)
- Background in fintech, banking, or B2B SaaS strongly preferred
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package and equity options
- Flexibility in remote work arrangements
- An inclusive and collaborative work environment that values innovation and personal growth
Salary Range: 100k-175k USD per annum