Spending and Investing in Africa should not require endless paperwork & brain numbing bureaucracy. We created straitPay to invite financial prosperity in all areas of Africa’s economic growth.Who We Are
We firmly believe in the vast potential of the African continent.
At straitPay, we are committed to unlocking this potential.
straitPay was born from the vision of fostering financial prosperity and driving economic growth across Africa.
At our core, we facilitate effortless money transfers from the diaspora to enable bill payments, airtime purchases, investments, and seamless interactions in local currencies. We invite you to be a part of this remarkable journey.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a Frontend Engineer (React Native / React) who is early in their career but hungry to grow fast.
You don’t need to know everything, but you must:
Care about clean, usable products
Be willing to learn quickly
Take ownership of what you build
You’ll work closely with Engineers, product managers and designers to bring our fintech products to life.
What You’ll Do
Build and ship user-facing features across mobile (React Native) and web (React)
Turn designs and wireframes into clean, functional UI
Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs
Fix bugs and improve performance across devices
Contribute to improving code quality, structure and best practices
Work with the team to ship features quickly and reliably
Continuously learn and apply better frontend engineering practices
What Success Looks Like in This Role
You ship features that work and improve over time
You ask good questions and learn quickly
You take feedback well and apply it
You start owning small parts of the product end-to-end.
What You’ll Need (Core Requirements)
1–3 years of experience in Frontend or Mobile Development
Working knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+)
Experience with React OR React Native
Basic understanding of HTML, CSS and responsive design
Familiarity with APIs (REST) and how the frontend connects to the Backend
Experience using Git for version control
Ability to debug issues and think through problems logically.
Nice to Have (Not Required):
Experience with, or exposure to, Fintech and Financial services, Payments or related financial products
Experience with TypeScript
Understanding of performance optimization on mobile
Familiarity with state management (e.g. Redux, Zustand, Context API)
Experience shipping an app (personal, academic or professional).