Senior Product Engineer - React NativeChipper Cash

• At Chipper we’re looking for an exceptional Senior Engineer who can help us create a world-class payment application.
• You’ll be using your detailed knowledge of development in React Native to execute and own parts of the technical roadmap & development of the mobile app with the goal of improving user experience, design and performance. Our key values are centered around being bold and taking initiative to make things better when things are out of place.
• This role is pivotal in helping us to uphold these values through how we drive our engineers to work with our existing codebases and build world class features for our customers.
• At Chipper we have a comprehensive IC track and this role is expected to operate at a senior level. You will be supported by the Engineering Manager of Mobile Product and therefore have no people management responsibilities - however it’s great if you’ve done this part before. Expect to spend 70% of your time on technical issues and supporting the team and 30% on process improvements whether technical or people related. 

What You Will Be Doing

• Be an Owner: Own technical implementation and technical roadmap improvements of the Chipper Cash stocks product from the mobile side.
• Join a team of geographically distributed engineers who own Mobile Product with the goal of shipping the most reliable & engaging mobile app in our industry.
• Build intuitive and delightful customer experiences that strengthen our reputation for a trusted payments brand.
• Build, test and ship customer facing features/products using tools and frameworks like React Native, Typescript, ES6, Node, and Redux.
• Raise the bar for product quality by maintaining a high baseline and quickly fixing and polishing UX issues.
• Design and contribute to the high-performance backend services that drive the mobile app.
• Refine and practice a strong sense of design and human-centered UX.
• Relentlessly pursue best in class engineering standards while still getting updates and new products into our users hands.

What You Should Have

• A passion for fintech whether it be being an avid user of Chipper or other fintech apps, following industry news or  trading on the market .
• 4+ years of React/React Native experience - this role is React Native therefore we require proven experience with building mobile applications with React Native.
• 3+ years of experience with Typescript.
• Empathy for building performant experiences for folks with low end devices, low disk space and slow internet connections.
• A true passion for user experience, as evidenced by an obsessive user focus, as well as an ability to render complexity down to its truest essence.
• An ability to collaborate with designers, product owners, and other Chipper teams to come up with high-impact ways of quickly solving our users’ problems.
• You ship incrementally to move fast and can communicate how the team needs to handle product transitions.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment involving different functions, stakeholders, and subject matter experts.
• A desire to work with some of our most demanding and discerning customers.
• A passion for building amazing end-to-end experiences with an eye for design and quality.
• You are a champion for the customer and constantly put yourself in the shoes of your users, and strive to create an intuitive and delightful experience.
• You are based in Africa and are able to be online within our core working hours of 2-5pm GMT.