Yoco was founded in 2015, and now processes over US$2 billion annually. Were the payments provider for over 200 000 self-employed, and opening commerce for all. Were breaking down barriers and unlocking economic opportunities that enable people to thrive.
We have over 500 team members globally, operating across international markets, all with a bias for boldness, and a passion for simple, progressive solutions. We believe in uniting different people to solve hard problems together.
Our mission of making society more equal takes a variety of people, with different backgrounds and points of view, so we can keep building solutions that work for and include everyone.
Were growing fast. With growth comes compelling challenges, which means that if youre an ambitious problem-solver with big ideas you will be challenged, stimulated and will thrive at Yoco. You have a passion for doing good. Youre bright and grounded, experimental and courageous.
We dont stop pushing, we break things to rebuild, we challenge ourselves and each other. Were constantly evolving and were doing it fast.
Grow With Us.
About The Engineering Team
We grow systems and platforms from the ground up, to make an impact on the lives of everyday people. Our engineers collaborate with a variety of different teams and disciplines, learning fast to build epic infrastructures, processes, and features from scratch.
Help us shape the future of access to prosperity and expand your own creative horizons. Build with us.
About The Role
As a Fullstack Engineer, you will contribute as a developer in a team, supporting and delivering new features quickly and with industry-leading quality and non-functional requirements (e.g. availability, security, performance, etc.). You will contribute to system designs for features that expand our existing solution. You will mentor junior software engineers. You will initiate and contribute to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to improve the speed and quality of what we deliver.
What You Will Be Doing
Youll help create and maintain scalable features and products that are easy to use and which help our customers grow their businesses.
Key Requirements
- 3+ years of experience as a full stack software engineer in a JVM-based language for backend and preferably using React Native for frontend
- Experience designing and building systems with non-functional requirements (e.g. availability, security, performance, etc.)
- The ability to mentor junior software engineers
- Experience working in a product-based company (instead of a services-based company)
- The ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility
- Experience in the following is a bonus:
- Android app development
- Kotlin
- Spring Boot
- Payments knowledge
Were looking for people who want to grow. And as Yoco grows we hope they stay with us, long term
Building things that make society more equal is a daunting task. And its not for everyone. We never stop pushing, we break things to rebuild, we challenge ourselves and teammates. We start over, we constantly evolve and we do it fast. We know that its just the right kind of meaningful madness for our kind of visionary human.
So, who are you? Youre someone who resonates with our mission, but also our values, when it comes to how we work.
Youre a curious problem-solver with a passion for doing good. Youre bright and grounded, experimental and bold. You play open cards and get stuck in. Youre not afraid of change. You close the loop.
At Yoco, we love to laugh, cherish each others quirks, and be authentic.
Find Out More About Who We Are Here.
We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply and ask that you please send your application in English and help us reduce unconscious bias by leaving out your picture, age, address, and other unnecessary information in your CV.
Yoco is a growing African Fintech, enabling people to thrive through open commerce.
Founded in 2015, Yoco now processes over US$2 billion annually, and were the payments provider for over 200 000 self-employed.
By 2024 we aim to serve 3 million entrepreneurs, becoming the leading Open Commerce ecosystem for small business, across Africa and the Middle East.
