TECH LEAD

Nairobi
Permanent
Full-time

1 day ago

Job Description :Role Overview:We are recruiting for a hands-on Tech Lead to anchor the Kenyan deployment of a new platform on behalf of our Client. This role will serve as a key technical liaison between our Client’s Ghana-based engineering team and the Kenyan market implementation team. You’ll lead local technical decisions, oversee frontend integration, and ensure seamless alignmentwith our Client’s backend architecture. This is a unique opportunity to lead a country-level technical platform while collaborating with an experienced product team.Key Responsibilities:● Technical Liaison: Act as the bridge between our Client’s Ghana engineering team and the Kenyan implementation team.● Frontend Oversight: Lead Kenya’s frontend implementation to ensure world-class user experience across mobile and web touchpoints.● Project Deployment: Drive the local implementation of the platform, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality are met.● API Integration &Documentation: Own the integration of backend APIs into frontend workflows; ensure proper documentation and handovers.● Product & Infra Alignment: Work closely with the Ghana-based product managers and infra leads to align integration with core systems and 3rd party providers.● Team Coordination: Collaborate with local partners, payment service provider, or partner devs involved in the deployment.● QA/UAT Support: Manage end-to-end testing, ensure bug tracking, regression testing, and smooth go-live.RequirementsTechnical Skills● Strong frontend development experience (e.g. Vue.js, React, or Angular).● Comfortable with Laravel/PHP-based backend systems — able to review code, troubleshoot, and collaborate effectively.● Proficient in RESTful API design and integration.● Familiar with infrastructure integration – especially in payments, mobile money, or digital wallet ecosystems.● Experience with CI/CD, Git workflows, cloud deployment (e.g., AWS or Digital Ocean).Leadership & Product● 3–5+ years experience in software engineering, ideally in fintech or platform-based businesses.● Experience leading deployments in cross-market or multi-country contexts.● Excellent grasp of Agile delivery & product/project lifecycle management tools (Jira,Asana, etc.).● Strong understanding of user-centered design in African consumer and agent-based environments.Ideal Candidate Attributes:● A self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, startup-like environments.● Excellent communicator : able to bridge technical and non-technical teams.● Strong problem-solver with the ability to adapt solutions across markets.● Passionate about financial inclusion and emerging markets.Benefits

Previous experience with digital wallets, fin tech APIs, or banking integrations.

Exposure to mobile money or financial infrastructure in East or West Africa.

Ability to write or review technical documentation for integration and onboarding.

Familiar with data privacy regulations (e.g., Kenya’s Data Protection Act, Ghana's

Data Protection Law).

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