Lead Frontend Developer - Borrow Channels at Equity Bank Kenya

• To design, build, and maintain Frontend systems support Borrow’s digital lending loan journey. This role contributes directly to improving customer access to credit, streamlining loan lifecycle management, and integrating with key financial and regulatory systems, aligning with the company’s strategic goal of enabling inclusive, scalable, and secure financial services.

• Evaluate the business requirements and define technical requirements.
• Engage the business in understanding borrow product requirements.
• Liaise with architects, analysts, business representatives, infrastructure specialists to jointly develop proposals for technical solutions.
• Contribute to system architecture, code reviews, and technical documentation.
• Support continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring practices.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices.
• Implement front end journey for core lending features such as loan application, credit scoring, disbursement, repayment, and collections in various channels like Web, Android and iOS.
• Utilize Javascript, React to design, develop and maintain robust and scalable backend services.
• Collaborate with product managers, backend developers, DevOps, and data teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

• 8+ years of progressive experience, including system design, mentorship, and leadership in complex projects.

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