Vacancies at StraitPay

Vacancies at StraitPay

StraitPay – Spending and Investing in Africa should not require endless paperwork & brain numbing bureaucracy. We created straitPay to invite financial prosperity in all areas of Africa’s economic growth.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

Junior Frontend Engineer

• Job Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
• Job Type: Full-time

Who We’re Looking For

• We’re looking for a Frontend Engineer (React Native / React) who is early in their career but hungry to grow fast.
• You don’t need to know everything, but you must:
  • Care about clean, usable products
  • Be willing to learn quickly
  • Take ownership of what you build
• You’ll work closely with Engineers, product managers and designers to bring our fintech products to life.

What You’ll Do

• Build and ship user-facing features across mobile (React Native) and web (React)
• Turn designs and wireframes into clean, functional UI
• Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs
• Fix bugs and improve performance across devices
• Contribute to improving code quality, structure and best practices
• Work with the team to ship features quickly and reliably
• Continuously learn and apply better frontend engineering practices

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• You ship features that work and improve over time
• You ask good questions and learn quickly
• You take feedback well and apply it
• You start owning small parts of the product end-to-end.

What You’ll Need (Core Requirements)

• 1–3 years of experience in Frontend or Mobile Development
• Working knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+)
• Experience with React OR React Native
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS and responsive design
• Familiarity with APIs (REST) and how the frontend connects to the Backend
• Experience using Git for version control
• Ability to debug issues and think through problems logically.

Nice to Have (Not Required):

• Experience with, or exposure to, Fintech and Financial services, Payments or related financial products
• Experience with TypeScript
• Understanding of performance optimization on mobile
• Familiarity with state management (e.g. Redux, Zustand, Context API)
• Experience shipping an app (personal, academic or professional).

Why Join straitPay

• Work on real fintech products used across Africa and the diaspora
• Be part of a fast-moving, high-impact team
• Learn quickly with strong exposure to Product and Engineering decisions
• Grow your career as the company scales
• Competitive salary and meaningful upside.

Apply Here 

 

 

Product/UI Designer (Contract)

• Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
• Job Type: Contract

About the Role

• We’re looking for someone who not only possesses a strong sense of teamwork but also has a keen eye for visual design, usability, and enhancing the user experience. Join us in shaping the future of fintech in Africa.

Responsibilities

• Create visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces that align with our brand guidelines.
• Working with Agile project teams and key stakeholders to develop and own the delivery of user-centered solutions.
• Develop storyboards, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes to effectively communicate and design ideas for strategic projects and product developments.
• Participating in user research and leveraging user analytics to gauge the usability of new and existing products/features, with the ability to analyze and predict user behavior.
• You’ll also use inputs from multiple sources to understand and empathize with customers and team members’ needs, to create effective and innovative customer and user journeys.
• Participating in sprint and iteration planning, refinement, retrospectives, and iteration reviews.
• Collaborating with project stakeholders to help understand and define customer value.
• Design and test UI elements such as menus, CTAs, banners, page layouts, flows, and landing pages on web and mobile platforms.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, computer, or a related field (not mandatory).
• 7 – 8 years of experience
• Fin-tech experience mandatory
• Experience in cross-border and remittance payments
• Relevant blockchain or crypto experience
• Experience in leading projects and managing design projects.
• Work closely with our Senior Product Manager in strategizing and designing user interfaces for new product developments.
• Strong storytelling and presentational skills; both verbal and written.
• Experience in working with Agile teams – with developers, designers, product managers, and testers.
• Knowledge of industry-standard methods – responsive design, material design, design system.
• Advanced usage of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, and Miro.
• Passionate about research methods, user-centric design, and tracking data (i.e. Google Analytics).
• High attention to detail with a sharp eye for aesthetics.
• Innovative approach to solving UX and UI problems.
• Curious and eager to learn new methods.
• Able to manage a busy workload with minimal supervision.
• If you are passionate about creating exceptional user experiences and have a portfolio that demonstrates your design skills, we’d love to hear from you.

Why you should join us:

• Flexible work environment.
• A chance to do impactful work and make a difference on the continent.

Apply Here 

 

 

Senior Product Manager – Fintech & Banking

• Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
• Job Type: Full-time

The Role

• We believe there is immense potential on the African continent. At straitPay, we believe in Africa.
• We are a fintech company on a mission to make spending and investing in Africa easier and more accessible for people living outside the continent.
• Our platform enables customers to send money, pay bills, buy airtime, invest, and interact with Africa seamlessly in their preferred local currencies.
• StraitPay was created to help unlock financial prosperity and support economic growth across Africa.
• Join us and be part of a team building the infrastructure that connects Africans around the world to the continent.
• We are looking for a Senior Product Manager – Fintech & Banking who is passionate about building financial products at scale.
• You will work in a fast-paced environment to design, build, and launch fintech products that power money movement, card payments, and core financial services on our platform.
• You will collaborate closely with engineering, compliance, operations, and leadership to deliver reliable, compliant, and scalable financial infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and payment behaviours to identify product opportunities and improve the user experience.
• Define and drive the product strategy and roadmap for cards, wallets, and core financial infrastructure.
• Translate product strategy into clear product requirements and technical specifications for engineering teams.
• Work closely with engineering to build and launch products quickly while maintaining reliability and security.
• Lead the development and scaling of card products (debit, prepaid, and virtual cards).
• Manage integrations with card processors and payment schemes such as Visa and Mastercard.
• Define product requirements for core banking and ledger systems, including accounts, wallets, transactions, and settlement.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, and operations teams to ensure products meet regulatory and fraud-prevention requirements.
• Drive product launches, working with leadership, marketing, and operations teams.
• Monitor product performance, gather customer feedback, and continuously improve the platform.
• Act as a product evangelist, building alignment across internal teams and external partners.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred but not required.
• 5–8 years of Product Management experience, with 3+ years in fintech, banking, or payments.
• Proven experience owning financial products end-to-end, from concept and strategy through launch and scaling.
• Experience building or managing core banking or financial ledger systems, including accounts, wallets, transactions, reconciliation, and settlement.
• Hands-on experience developing card products (debit, prepaid, virtual) and managing the full card lifecycle.
• Experience integrating with card networks and processors, such as Visa, Mastercard, Marqeta, Galileo Financial Technologies, or Stripe.
• Strong understanding of payments infrastructure, including authorisation flows, clearing, settlement, and payment APIs.
• Experience working in regulated financial environments, collaborating with compliance teams on KYC/KYB, AML, and fraud controls.
• Strong technical understanding of APIs, backend systems, and microservices architectures.
• Sourcing and engaging with 3rd party providers.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunity to build an impactful financial infrastructure for Africa
• Mission-driven company empowering Africans worldwide
• Join us and play a key role in building a trusted and compliant financial ecosystem connecting the African diaspora to the continent.

Apply Here