Background

As a Full Stack Engineer at Numida, you'll play a critical role in building and maintaining a robust, scalable platform that drives our mission forward. You'll work seamlessly across the frontend and backend, transforming complex challenges into elegant, high-impact solutions. This is an opportunity to make a real difference - helping small businesses access the capital they need, while shaping the future of financial services in Africa. In this role, you will be expected not only to write clean, efficient code but also to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams. Your work will directly influence the quality of our product and the success of thousands of entrepreneurs. We're looking for someone who is as passionate about innovation as they are about financial inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

Drive Full Stack Development

Design, build, and maintain features that span both the frontend and backend of our platform. Your contributions will ensure that our applications are not only visually engaging but also robust, scalable, and reliable.

Craft Engaging User Experiences

Utilize React/React Native to develop intuitive user interfaces that delight our users (both internal & external). Your work will directly impact how entrepreneurs interact with our product, making their experience as smooth and efficient as possible.

Architect Robust Backend Solutions

Leverage Python and Django to create efficient RESTful APIs and seamless database interactions. You'll ensure that our systems can handle growth while maintaining high performance.

Champion Scalability and Performance

Continually optimize our applications, ensuring that every feature you build meets high standards for speed, scalability, and reliability.

Ensure Quality Through Testing

Write comprehensive unit and integration tests, ensuring that your code is resilient and that potential issues are caught early.

Foster Continuous Improvement

Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, and actively recommend improvements to our development processes. Your insights will help drive our technology forward.

Collaborate Across Teams

Work closely with product, design, and engineering colleagues to turn complex challenges into simple, compelling solutions that align with our mission and goals.

Experience

1. Development Experience

You bring at least 4+ years of full stack development experience, ideally with a background in FinTech or similar high-growth environments. You're comfortable working in agile settings and thrive in fast-paced, iterative development cycles.

2. Technically Versatile

You have hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks like React and React Native, paired with solid backend expertise in Python (using frameworks such as Django, FastAPI, or Flask). Your experience with relational databases (such as PostgreSQL) and cloud platforms (like AWS) ensures that you can build and scale robust applications.

3. Clear Communicator

Whether you're presenting ideas to the CEO or discussing technical challenges with your peers, you can articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively.

4. Adaptable and Resilient

You embrace challenges, learn quickly from setbacks, and are always ready to pivot when necessary. Your problem-solving skills are matched by your ability to remain calm under pressure.

5. Impact-Driven

You're deeply committed to using technology to drive positive change. You see the value in empowering small business owners and are excited to contribute to a mission that makes a real difference.

6. A Great Team Player

You collaborate well with others, enjoy sharing knowledge, and value an environment where everyone is encouraged to grow.

You'll stand out for this role if you have

• Experience with mobile development (React Native)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Exposure to GraphQL or similar API query languages
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerization (Docker)

• Design, build, and maintain features that span both the frontend and backend of our platform
• Utilize React/React Native to develop intuitive user interfaces
• Leverage Python and Django to create efficient RESTful APIs and seamless database interactions
• Continually optimize our applications for speed, scalability, and reliability
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends
• Work closely with product, design, and engineering colleagues

• React/React Native
• Python
• Django
• RESTful APIs
• Relational databases (PostgreSQL)
• Cloud platforms (AWS)
• Unit and integration testing
• Agile development
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Team collaboration

• At least 4+ years of full stack development experience
• Background in FinTech or similar high-growth environments preferred
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks like React and React Native
• Backend expertise in Python using frameworks such as Django, FastAPI, or Flask
• Experience with relational databases (such as PostgreSQL) and cloud platforms (like AWS)