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Software Engineer

JUMO

Posted 3 months agoNairobi, Kenya

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Job Type

Full-time

Experience

Mid-Level

Category

Engineering

Job Description

About this job Teamwork plays an integral role in the success of our tech strategy. In JUMO, our teams have exposure to a broad range of the best new technology, and are trusted with the autonomy and flexibility to explore, innovate and find creative solutions to interesting challenges. With this, everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our mission of enabling equal access to finance opportunities. We have chosen our tech stack carefully and believe in using the best tools out there. Our software engineering team is responsible for building our market-leading banking as a service platform & products, enabling real-time access to funds at the lowest possible operating cost. When integrated into JUMO’s platform, it enables our partners to offer loans, savings and a wide range of financial choices to a new group of customers. As a Software Engineer, you will be accountable for solving complex technical problems with solutions that are scalable, testable, maintainable, and efficient, whilst continuing to improve our engineering practices. This position reports to a Tech Lead. You will Architect services and systems using well accepted design patterns to allow for iterative, autonomous development and future scaling. Guide the team to consistently write production-ready code that is easily testable, easily understood by other developers and accounts for edge cases and errors. You will need A Computer Science degree Experience with Kotlin / Java
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Requirements

  • 3+ years relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • Strong analytical and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead software engineer activities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Drive key performance metrics
  • Deliver across the SDLC to build a highly scalable distributed system.
  • Assist in defining the team's roadmap in line with the company and technology vision.
  • Design, implement, test, deploy, and support our products and services
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback.
  • Anticipate and communicate blockers, delays and cost ballooning within their team’s projects, before they require escalation.
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and drive best practices and engineering excellence

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Health benefits
  • Professional development
  • Impact-driven culture

How to Apply

Apply directly via the JUMO careers portal.