Frontend Engineer (Kotlin)

 (3+ years exp)
Published: 3 weeks ago
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Moja

Save with family & friends simply, securely, transparently - anywhere in the world

Job Location

Job Type

Full Time

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

Hires remotely

Everywhere

Relocation

Allowed

Skills

Kotlin

Hiring contact

William Gurney

The Role

Mojapay enables family and friends to pool money, simply, affordably and transparently wherever they are in the world.

Known as Chit Funds in India, Huis in China, Tandas in Mexico and Chamas in Kenya, pooling groups are one of the oldest and most widespread financial systems known to man, holding over 60 billion USD in value in Africa alone. But urbanisation and migration are making pooling harder to practice at a time when it is more needed than ever before. By working with us to build out and scale Moja you will help take the pain out of pooling, transforming the lives of millions of people. Moja has launched in Kenya.

If you are a first-class mobile developer, if you have passion and grit – if you want to help build something amazing and be part of company that will help people change their lives for the better, then read on.

Benefits of the role

First let us tell you why this is an exciting job

You will work with great people: We have an engineering team culture centered on open-communication, honest feedback, and personal responsibility. You will not be micromanaged. We are a small team at the moment but will grow rapidly in the months to come, joining us now will mean you can be part of that journey.

Enjoy working from home? Coffee-shops? Co-working spaces? Pick any of the above! Our team is fully global and remote. London, Nairobi, Lagos and Cambridge, Massachusetts

You will make a huge difference to people’s lives: Financial pooling is an incredible social technology used by people around the world to save and invest, providing them with a means of supporting one another, achieving independence and fulfilling their dreams. By making pooling easier, simpler and more affordable Moja will help transform the lives of millions of people.

You will have a chance to learn and grow: We are a mission driven company, with huge ambitions, if you are self-driving, hungry to learn and willing to be creative and take initiative, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to show leadership, tackle tough problems and grow as the company grows. There will be leadership roles available to early hires as the company continues to expand.

You will be well compensated: We will offer a competitive package

What you will do

Working alongside our founders, you will stay hands on with code, build on top of our current android based Moja App and help shape the direction of the company. Here are some examples of the roles will you take on:

  • Implement new app features, delivering massive impact by iterating rapidly on the frontend, working with our backend engineers and providing critical new functionality.
  • Build out beautiful user interfaces and experiences within the Moja mobile application, working closely with UX designers and researchers to make the app intuitive and easy to use.
  • Work closely with product development marketing; customer insights to ensure that our technology is relentlessly focussed on serving our customers.

Our Tech Stack

The more familiarity you have with our tech stack, the better! That being said, familiarity with our stack is not a requirement - if you’re an excellent engineer, we don’t think you’ll have any trouble ramping up on any of these technologies that you’re less familiar with.

However for this role we do want you to have relevant experience and desire to lead our app development with Kotlin

The technologies that our current app is built on include:

  • General programming languages: Java and Python
  • Frameworks: Kotlin (Android App) and Django (Admin Panel)
  • AWS Microservices

Who we are

We have boot strapped our way from an idea sketched out in a notebook to a product that is currently being used by a small group of customers in Nairobi Kenya. Inspired by our experiences living and working in Africa and the Middle East, we are building a company that will giving people the financial tools to work together to support one another, and achieve their goals

Next Steps

If you’re interested, or you’d like to learn more, please send an email to [email protected], containing:
A brief 2 to 3 sentence introduction of yourself
Up-to-date resume optional
GitHub; LinkedIn profile links

More about Moja

Founders

William Gurney
Founder • 3 years
London
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