Front End Engineer at Divest

• We’re looking for a skilled Frontend Engineer with strong experience in React (Next.js) to help us build seamless, high-performing web experiences for our users. If you’re passionate about elegant code, clean design systems, and intuitive user interfaces, we’d love to meet you.

Job Expectations

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications using React (Next.js).
• Write clean, well-structured, and reusable code following modern frontend best practices.
• Implement pixel-perfect UIs based on design specifications from Figma or similar tools.
• Create smooth transitions, micro-interactions, and animations that enhance user experience.
• Integrate APIs and work closely with backend engineers to deliver complete, reliable features.
• Optimize applications for speed, responsiveness, and accessibility across devices and browsers.
• Maintain component libraries and design systems for consistency across products.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality features on time.
• Manage time effectively and thrive in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Critical Competencies

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building production-ready React applications.
• Deep understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3 (Sass/Tailwind).
• Experience with state management tools (Redux, Zustand, Recoil, or similar).
• Familiarity with API integration, version control (Git), and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong grasp of web performance optimization and accessibility (WCAG) principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills — you’re a team player who cares about results.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.

Bonus Points

• Experience working on crypto, blockchain, or fintech applications.
• Familiarity with web security, payment integrations, or African fintech ecosystems.
• Contributions to open-source or active engagement with the frontend community.

Cultural Competencies

• Entrepreneurial and experimental — thrives in a startup environment.
• Bias for action and growth, not afraid to fail fast and learn quickly.
• Mission-driven and passionate about expanding financial access in Africa.
• You work well with people of different backgrounds, identities, values and cultures
• You listen well, seek to understand and respond with empathy
• You give and take constructive feedback to and from colleagues at any level
• You are extremely curious and love working collaboratively
• A knack for continuous growth, learning and knowledge sharing