Our client is a fintech start-up backed by one of Africa’s largest banking Groups, with a goal to build Africa’s largest consumer and SME lender. By staying true to their values of empathy, curiosity, and excellence, they will build the most accessible, convenient, digital credit solutions on the continent. Our client takes their mission and user challenges extremely seriously and are seeking brilliant, innovative, self-starters to join them on this journey.
THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU, IF
- You are uncompromising in searching for the best way to get things done.
- You can balance a healthy respect for rules with creative, high-impact ways to out-perform the status-quo.
- You have deep experience in connecting strong teamwork abilities with outstanding individual execution.
- You are driven by creating meaningful impact for our users, and in the process delivering outstanding business results.
THE POSITION
Our client requires an experienced and skilled Frontend Engineer (React.Js) that would work in a cross functional team to develop software solutions in the finance and digital lending ecosystem within an Agile framework. The Frontend Engineering Manager will report to the CTO and be responsible for delivery of assigned tasks.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL
- Work closely with design, product management, and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive, and interactive interfaces across multiple devicesTurning UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating excellent interactions from designs, writing reusable content modules and maintainability of the code.
- Implement UI development principles to ensure that the product client-side serves at scale.
- Review and optimize the app usage by monitoring key metrics and rectifying the issues proactively.
- An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and bring in optimal flow for rapidly changing design/ technology
- Use markup languages like React.JS, HTML5, jQuery, CSS, JS, etc. to create user-friendly web page frameworks, such as NextJS, ReactJS etc
- Implement responsive web design principles to ensure that our company website renders well across multiple devices.
- Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH
• 10 – 13 years of work experience developing software using React.JS, HTML5, jQuery, CSS, JS, Maven Projects, etc.
• Good understanding of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as NextJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS etc.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Well-versed in integrating REST services and SOAP web services with a front-end framework.
• Experience working in an Agile environment with diverse teams (Remote and onsite).
• Must be knowledgeable of the Fintech space, especially banking, finance and lending.
• Strong experience with GitHub, Bitbucket and other repository/versioning solutions.
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, documentation on Confluence and other documentation tools.
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU
You’ll receive competitive compensation and benefits and the opportunity to build, lead and learn within a flat, performance-focused culture