Senior Frontend Engineer, Flutterwave
Online & offline payment platform for African businesses
Job no longer available
Online & offline payment platform for African businesses
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Flutterwave's mission is to power a new wave of prosperity across Africa. By enabling global digital payments on a continent that has been largely cut off from the digital economy, it is creating the infrastructure to power Africa's growth in the 21st century.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. A relevant master's degree is a plus
- 6+ years of professional experience as a Front-End Engineer preferably in the fintech or financial services industry; with a proven track record of delivering high-quality web applications
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js)
- Experience with responsive web design and mobile-first development principles
- Solid understanding of web performance optimization techniques and best practices
- Proficient with version control systems (e.g., Git) and front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Gulp, or Grunt)
- Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Enzyme, or Jasmine) and test-driven development practices
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Any experience with backend technologies (Node.js, Python, Java, etc.) and knowledge of RESTful APIs is a plus
- Familiarity with UX design principles and user-centered design methodologies is advantageous
- A portfolio or links to previous work demonstrating your front-end development skills and projects is highly desirable
What the job involves
- Develop and implement high-quality, responsive, and interactive front-end solutions for our products, using the latest web technologies, including JavaScript frameworks (React /Vue Js)
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements and translate them into functional and visually appealing user interfaces
- Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing and deployment, ensuring high code quality, performance, and scalability
- Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous improvement and growth
- Should be able work to autonomously, take initiative on daily tasks and lead hackathons
- Stay up-to-date with the latest front-end development trends, tools, and best practices, and proactively recommend innovative solutions to enhance user experiences and drive product innovation
- Work closely with backend engineers to integrate front-end components with server-side logic, APIs, and databases, ensuring seamless data flow and optimal performance
- Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability, ensuring a smooth and efficient user experience across different devices and browsers
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve technical challenges, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions in a timely manner
Salary benchmarks
Our take
As a continent, Africa has a fragmented payment system. Even though African countries had their own payment systems, none of these solutions could interoperate with each other and allow users to make and receive payments across international borders.
Flutterwave offers the solution, an Africa-wide payments infrastructure to connect all payment types in the continent and bring a single-use payment solution to any merchant or small business. It allows business owners to accept payments from customers anywhere.
In 2020, the company processed more than 80 million transactions (worth over $7 billion) across 17 African countries. When COVID-19 lockdowns hit brick-and-mortar businesses in Africa, Flutterwave was able to quickly set up digital storefronts for 20,000 users, in a free promotion they called “keeping the lights on”.
In 2021, Flutterwave collaborated with PayPal, allowing African merchants to accept payments across the continent from more than 300 million PayPal users. In 2023, its Engineering Mobility Program, in collaboration with Capgemini in Bangalore aims to nurture the next generation of Indian tech workers, indicating Flutterwave's widening market scope.
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Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2022
$250m
SERIES D
Mar 2021
$170m
SERIES C
Total funding: $475.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Olugbenga Agboola
(Founder & CEO)After starting his career at PayPal, Olugbenga spent 4 years at Guaranty Trust Bank and another 5 at Standard Bank Nigeria. He used this experience to co-found Flutterwave in May 2016, serving since 2018 as CEO.
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