Remote Creative Technologist at Korapay
Korapay is the marketplace for everything payments.
We allow businesses and institutions to scale faster by providing them with a robust and powerful core payment engine that eliminates the complications associated with simple and bulk transactions.
Role Summary of the Remote Creative Technologist at Korapay
- Kora is hiring a Creative Technologist to accelerate product innovation by rapidly turning strategic ideas into scalable, AI-enabled prototypes.
- This role sits at the intersection of engineering architecture, UI/UX design, and AI-driven product development. You will work directly with the Innovation & AI team to design, prototype, and help productionize high-impact platforms that drive revenue, strengthen risk management, and enhance merchant experience.
Job Description of the Remote Creative Technologist at Korapay
Rapid Prototyping & Product Acceleration
- Rapidly design and build interactive prototypes using AI development tools (e.g., Lovable, LLM APIs, automation workflows).
- Convert strategy documents, innovation concepts, and internal ideas into working MVPs within short cycles.
- Lead early experimentation on new product directions (AI agents, fraud intelligence, merchant analytics, automation tools).
- Shorten idea-to-validation timelines across the Innovation team.
Engineering Architecture & Technical Strategy
- Design scalable system architectures aligned with Kora’s core stack and long-term platform roadmap.
- Define APIs, data flows, integration patterns, and technical boundaries for new initiatives.
- Evaluate technical feasibility and architectural trade-offs during innovation planning.
- Ensure prototypes are designed with production transition in mind.
- Contribute to technical standards and design principles for AI-native systems.
UI/UX & Product Experience Design
- Design intuitive, high-trust user experiences for internal and merchant-facing platforms.
- Create dashboards, AI agent interfaces, fraud explainability views, and automation tools.
- Establish consistent interaction patterns for AI-enabled products.
- Ensure clarity, transparency, and usability in data-heavy and risk-sensitive interfaces.
AI-Native Product Development
- Integrate LLMs, automation layers, and AI agents into product workflows.
- Design AI systems that balance intelligence, explainability, and business impact.
- Support experimentation with RAG architectures and AI orchestration models.
- Contribute to responsible AI design aligned with governance and compliance needs.
Strategic Innovation & Business Enablement
- Work closely with the Head of Innovation to align product experimentation with revenue growth and strategic priorities.
- Support executive demos, board-level prototypes, and strategic showcases.
- Contribute to innovation roadmap planning and prioritization.
- Identify opportunities where design, automation, or AI can unlock operational efficiency or commercial growth.
- Act as a bridge between business strategy and technical execution across teams.
Requirements
- 4–8 years experience in product engineering, design engineering, innovation engineering, or similar hybrid role.
- Strong understanding of frontend development (React/Next.js preferred) and API-driven systems.
- Working knowledge of backend architecture principles and scalable system design.
- Demonstrated UI/UX capability (Figma or equivalent), especially for complex or data-intensive platforms.
- Experience using AI tools or integrating LLMs into real-world product workflows.
- Strong systems thinking and ability to evaluate long-term architectural implications.
- Ability to move quickly from concept to functional prototype.
- Clear communication skills and comfort presenting to both technical and executive audiences.
- Experience in fintech or regulated environments is a plus.