Senior Frontend Engineer (React)

at  Moniepoint

WHO WE ARE

Moniepoint is Africa’s all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, we processed $182 billion and are Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer.

WHAT WE DO

Engineering at Moniepoint is an inspired, customer-focused community, dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. Our infrastructure runs on some of the cool tools that excite infrastructure engineers.
We also make business decisions based on the large stream of data we receive daily, so we work daily with big data, perform data analytics and build models to make sense of the noise and give our customers the best experience.
If this excites you, it excites us too and we would love to have you.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Front-end Engineer is required to produce and implement functional software solutions for web clients. You will be using the react js application framework.
Experience with these frameworks is an added advantage but you can apply if you have experience with similar J.S frameworks. You will work with the Enterprise Architect to define software requirements and take the lead on operational and technical projects.
In this role, you should be able to work independently with little supervision. You should have excellent organization and problem-solving skills. You are also required to have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies. Your primary goal will be to develop high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals.

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO

• Develop high-quality software design and architecture
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code
• Perform validation and verification testing
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up-to-date with the latest technology

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE, WE THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE

• At least 5 years proven experience as a Software Engineer
• 5 years of experience with Javascript and React
• Experience in software development, scripting and project management
• Experience using system monitoring tools (e.g. New Relic) and automated testing frameworks
• Familiarity with various operating systems (Linux, Mac OS, Windows)
• Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Minimum of a BS in computer science or related skills