Full Stack Engineer at Fin Kenya

About the Role

• Fin Africa is seeking a Full Stack Engineer with strong backend and frontend development experience to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about building scalable, high-performance systems and delivering seamless user experiences. You will work across modern tech stacks - Java/Kotlin with Spring Boot and Quarkus, Django, and Next.js - to build and maintain critical features for our core solution.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java/Kotlin (Spring Boot / Quarkus) and Django
• Develop responsive front-end applications using Next.js
• Implement and maintain automated tests across the stack to ensure code quality and reliability
• Integrate observability tools including Open Telemetry and centralized logging solutions
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Ensure best practices in code quality, architecture, security, and performance
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and contribute to technical documentation
• Support and troubleshoot production issues as part of the engineering team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in full stack development
• Proficiency in Java or Kotlin, with experience in Spring Boot / Quarkus
• Solid experience with Django for building robust backend systems
• Proficient in React/Next.js and modern frontend development practices
• Experience working in the FinTech, Payments, or financial services domain
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and RESTful APIs
• Experience setting up and managing automated testing, telemetry, and logging
• Familiar with CI/CD tools and cloud-native development practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Apache Fineract or similar core banking platforms
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes