Job Description

Lipa Later

We are hiring a Full Stack Software Engineer.

Company Information: Lipa Later is a buy now, pay later platform that allows consumers to shop and pay for items in monthly installments.

Lipa Later is a Pan-African organization with presence across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Nigeria – with plans of opening new markets in the near future.

The company is growing quickly, and as such, we are looking to recruit and onboard a team of industry leaders with a hustler mentality, ambition and desire to rapidly build a Pan African business.

This position is based in Kenya.

Reports to: Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implement new features and help define and tackle projects, big and small.


• Collaborate with other engineers in other teams: web and mobile


• Provide feedback to the internal engineering & product team on product improvements.


• Work on improving security and performance of endpoints and background jobs


• Properly escalate unresolved issues to the appropriate internal teams


• Ownership of tasks fully until they are solved and shipped

Skills and Qualifications

• 2+ years using Ruby on Rails. Experience with Java is a plus.


• Experience with modern web frameworks (React, Node.js, etc)


• You are well versed in writing good code: clean, modular, tested, scalable


• Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and understand complex systems (APIs,
  databases, SDK’s, etc.)


• Excellent communication skills and teamwork skills.


• Ability to identify and clearly communicate pragmatic solutions to complex problems.


• Continuous desire to improve technical acumen


• Previous experience on technical support is a plus

How to Apply

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the role, please submit your application quoting in the subject line the Job Title “FULL STACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER” and attach a detailed CV with correct e-mail address and telephone contacts.

All written applications and CVs should be submitted via the email below: careers@lipalater.com.

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