iKhokha is one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Africa. As you'd expect, our pace is fast-moving and ever-changing. We like it that way.
Our office is a high performance environment where we push each other to challenge the status quo. If that doesn’t appeal to you, you probably shouldn’t work here.

iKhokha is on the hunt for another awesome Software Engineer who is as passionate as we are about making a difference. 

If you are a coding machine that cares about the impact you make in the world then let's chat...

What's in it for YOU?

• You would get the chance to be a part of a rapidly growing, purpose-driven Fintech company that has an awesome culture. 
• You would be a part of building bleeding edge solutions.
• If you are a team player that thrives in an Agile Scrum environment, then #JointheHustle!

So, what will you do?

• You will be building new technologies, maintaining existing technologies as well as testing various systems within the fintech space.
• You will be working in an Agile environment within a Scrum team that allows you to participate and collaborate in sprint ceremonies.
• You will lead certain projects on your own under the guidance of the Product Owner.

In addition to the above, you will;

• Work alongside the dev team on the transition to iKhokha’s new development stack which is coded in NodeJS/Typescript. It will encompass the ongoing development and maintenance of iKhokha’s microservice ecosystem including the tools used within it.
• Be directly responsible for the end to end development of serverless microservice based systems, including: initial planning, development, writing test cases, creating the deployment pipeline and deploying to our cloud hosting provider.
• Develop crispy new user-facing features that drive our users to take action, using ReactJS, HTML5 and CSS.

Deal breakers:

At least 4 years of relevant experience with the below technologies:

• HTML5, CSS and JavaScript
• ReactJS, Angular or Vue
• NodeJS/Typescript or Java
• REST API Integration
• Object Oriented Programming Concepts, such as Design Patterns and Solid Principles

Any relevant experience with the below technologies would make you a front runner for the role:

• Jest: Unit Testing framework
• AWS Lambda
• AWS DynamoDB
• AWS S3
• AWS EC2
• Linux (Docker, Kubernetes)
• VSCode / IntelliJ
• Experience in Agile: using Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• Version Control: Working in an Engineering Team (3+ Developers of various levels) with a version control system such as GitHub.
• Development Environments: Working in an Engineering Team (3+ Developers of various levels) with multiple Environments for Development, Testing and Production; including Branching Strategies.
• Creating, Maintaining and Reviewing Documentation.
• Leading and participating in Code Reviews for your own code and code from other Teams.
• Mentorship: Mentoring, supporting and guiding Team Members.

The following would be advantageous:

• Relevant IT Degree

Perks of joining the Tribe?

• You get to work in a high growth company. Sink your teeth into meaningful work with tangible results you are accountable for.
• Hybrid, remote and in office work models.
• Remuneration & Benefits. We offer Company contributions to Medical Aid and a Group Risk Scheme.
• Visionary Leadership. 
• Study leave.  
• Access to on demand learning and development.
• A friendly, collaborative culture and a team of all-round-lekker humans (it’s true, we surveyed our Employees and they told us so).
• If you find yourself at HQ, coffee on tap and a selection of hot beverages provided by our onsite Barista.