Senior Mobile Engineer - Ecommerce

What we are looking for

Our Engineering Team is critical to fulfilling our vision to create solutions that simplify commerce for small businesses across Africa. This role will work with Product Design and other crossfunctional teams to decide what products we build and how we build it to solve complex SBO payment problems. We are typically looking for someone with high technical acumen and are curious and passionate about payments. You will be responsible for building and optimizing paymentbased products/features to help the business acquire engage and retain SBOs on our platform to drive business needs and also help our SBOs grow.

We are looking for someone excited and interested in building innovative products for the commerce space.

What does the job involve

Mobile App Development:

• Design develop and maintain highquality performant React Native mobile applications for iOS and Android.
• Build robust ecommerce features (shopping carts product listings search payment integrations order management etc.).
• Optimize mobile experiences for speed responsiveness and intuitive navigation.

Collaboration and Best Practices:

• Collaborate closely with product design and backend teams to deliver exceptional mobile features.
• Establish and champion React Native development standards and coding practices.
• Mentor and guide junior mobile engineers fostering a growthoriented environment.

Integration and APIs:

• Integrate mobile applications with backend systems RESTful APIs and thirdparty services.
• Handle authentication data synchronization and offline capabilities.

Testing and Troubleshooting:

• Design and implement thorough unit integration and UI tests.
• Proactively debug and resolve complex issues in a timely manner.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5 years of handson React Native development experience with a proven track record of shipped apps.
• Deep understanding of core JavaScript concepts React components and state management.
• Indepth knowledge of iOS and Android development principles and SDKs.
• Experience with ecommercerelated technologies (payment gateways recommendation systems etc.).

Preferred:

• Experience with TypeScript.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
• Experience with mobile testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience building mobile apps powered by GraphQL APIs.
• Contributions to opensource React Native projects.

Desired Personal Attributes:

• A strong usercentric mindset and focus on delivering outstanding UI/UX on mobile platforms.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex features.
• Excellent communication and problemsolving skills.
• Passion for staying uptodate with the latest trends in mobile and ecommerce development.

Benefits

TBD