Tech Lead Kenya
Location: Nairobi Kenya Reports to our Client s: CTO (Ghana) & Project Lead (Kenya)
Role Overview:
We are recruiting for a hands-on Tech Lead to anchor the Kenyan deployment of a new platform on behalf of our Client. This role will serve as a key technical liaison between our Client s Ghana-based engineering team and the Kenyan market implementation team. You ll lead local technical decisions oversee frontend integration and ensure seamless alignment with our Client s backend architecture.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a country-level technical platform while collaborating with an experienced product team.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Liaison: Act as the bridge between our Client s Ghana engineering team and the Kenyan implementation team.
Frontend Oversight: Lead Kenya s frontend implementation to ensure world-class user experience across mobile and web touchpoints.
Project Deployment: Drive the local implementation of the platform ensuring timelines budgets and quality are met.
API Integration & Documentation: Own the integration of backend APIs into frontend workflows; ensure proper documentation and handovers.
Product & Infra Alignment: Work closely with the Ghana-based product managers and infra leads to align integration with core systems and 3rd party providers.
Team Coordination: Collaborate with local partners payment service provider or partner devs involved in the deployment.
QA/UAT Support: Manage end-to-end testing ensure bug tracking regression testing and smooth go-live.
Requirements
Requirements:
Technical Skills
Strong frontend development experience (e.g. React or Angular).
Comfortable with Laravel/PHP-based backend systems able to review code troubleshoot and collaborate effectively.
Proficient in RESTful API design and integration.
Familiar with infrastructure integration especially in payments mobile money or digital wallet ecosystems.
Experience with CI/CD Git workflows cloud deployment (e.g. AWS or DigitalOcean).
Leadership & Product
3 5 years experience in software engineering ideally in fintech or platform-based businesses.
Experience leading deployments in cross-market or multi-country contexts.
Excellent grasp of Agile delivery & product/project lifecycle management tools (Jira Asana etc.).
Strong understanding of user-centered design in African consumer and agent-based environments.
Bonus / Nice to Have:
Previous experience with digital wallets fintech APIs or banking integrations.
Exposure to mobile money or financial infrastructure in East or West Africa.
Ability to write or review technical documentation for integration and onboarding.
Familiar with data privacy regulations (e.g. Kenya s Data Protection Act Ghanas Data Protection Law).
Ideal Candidate Attributes:
A self-starter who thrives in fast-paced startup-like environments.
Excellent communicator : able to bridge technical and non-technical teams.
Strong problem-solver with the ability to adapt solutions across markets.
Passionate about financial inclusion and emerging markets.
Additions/Refinements You Could Consider:
Will this person eventually build a local team Add a line about people leadership potential.
Will they work with field operations support agents or end-users for feedback Mention UX empathy or user testing skills.
You might also want to insert a line on "Owns local technical risks and escalates appropriately" especially since theyre operating in-market.
Tech Lead Kenya
