Web Developer Needed at Kuda Bank (Remote)

Role summary

Kuda is a digital money platform built for Africans, focused on making everyday financial services more accessible, affordable, and rewarding. The company aims to offer a modern alternative to traditional banking through money transfers, smart budgeting, and quick access to credit on digital devices. With major funding secured from well-known institutional investors and operations across Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK, Kuda is expanding its services globally.

Position details

The organization is hiring a Web (React) Engineer for a full-time remote role based in Lagos. The team is looking for motivated, skilled professionals who are inspired by Kuda’s mission to improve access to financial products and services across Africa.

What the role involves

The engineer will work on web interfaces that support strong user experience, efficient performance, and consistent brand presentation across the company’s web products. The role also involves close teamwork with backend engineers, product managers, and UX designers to keep every part of the web application aligned and cohesive.

Core duties

• Build visual features and interface elements for web applications by writing production-ready code.
• Convert design mockups and wireframes into clean, high-quality front-end code.
• Support, update, and improve existing web applications as needed.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve bugs, errors, and other web application issues.
• Work closely with designers and backend engineers to improve usability, performance, and overall product quality.

Technical and professional requirements

• Strong interest in user experience and a solid grasp of core design principles.
• Good working knowledge of React.js and its underlying concepts.
• Hands-on experience with common React workflows such as Redux and Context API, plus the ability to build reusable components.
• Familiarity with modern ECMAScript features and syntax.
• Practical understanding of server-side CSS preprocessing tools such as LESS and SASS.
• Awareness of SEO best practices, including web analytics considerations.
• Ability to prepare functional requirement documents and technical specifications.
• Comfort with debugging difficult problems and finding workable solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits and work environment

Kuda places strong emphasis on employee wellbeing and offers a competitive benefits package. This includes pension support, competitive annual leave with bank holidays, group life insurance, health insurance, and learning and development training. The company also promotes work-life balance and provides a remote-working option for three days each week.

Additional information

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