Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Korapay

Role Summary

• We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join the Innovation Team and lead the technical execution of new products, prototypes, and innovation projects.
• This person will coordinate both frontend and backend engineering, guide technical decisions, support the team's delivery, and ensure products are built properly from idea to launch.
• The ideal candidate should be a strong full-stack engineer with leadership ability, product thinking, and experience or a strong interest in emerging technologies such as AI, automation, blockchain, fintech, and payments

Requirements
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the frontend and backend engineering direction for innovation projects
• Build, review, and improve full-stack applications across web, APIs, databases, and integrations
• Translate product ideas and business requirements into clear technical plans
• Coordinate frontend and backend engineers to ensure smooth delivery
• Define technical architecture, API structures, database design, and development standards
• Support rapid prototyping, MVP development, pilot launches, and product improvements
• Review code, unblock engineers, and improve engineering quality
• Ensure products are scalable, secure, reliable, and easy to maintain
• Explore and apply emerging technologies, including AI, blockchain, automation, and payment-related systems
• Support sprint planning, task breakdown, documentation, testing, and release readiness
• Mentor engineers and promote a strong culture of ownership, speed, innovation, and quality

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Full-Stack Engineer
• Good frontend experience with tools such as React, Next.js, Vue, or similar frameworks
• Good backend experience with Node.js
• Experience building APIs, integrations, dashboards, internal tools, or customer-facing platforms
• Good understanding of databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, or similar
• Experience with cloud platforms, deployment, CI/CD, and modern development workflows
• Strong understanding of software architecture, security, performance, and scalability
• Ability to coordinate engineers and manage frontend/backend dependencies
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Ability to work in a fast-moving innovation environment

Preferred Experience

• Experience in AI, automation, blockchain, fintech, payments, or SaaS products
• Experience working with LLMs, AI agents, RAG systems, workflow automation, or API orchestration
• Experience with wallets, stablecoins, smart contracts, digital assets, or Web3 infrastructure
• Experience leading MVPs, pilots, prototypes, or early-stage product development
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including product, design, data, AI, and business teams

What Success Looks Like

• Innovation projects are delivered faster and with a better engineering structure
• Frontend and backend teams are well coordinated
• Products are built with clear architecture, documentation, and quality standards
• Engineers are unblocked quickly and supported properly
• MVPs and pilots move smoothly from concept to launch
• The team adopts practical new technologies that create real business value

Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate is a hands-on builder and technical leader who can turn ideas into working products.
• They should be comfortable writing code, guiding engineers, making technical decisions, and working across product, AI, data, and business teams.
• They should be curious, practical, innovative, and excited about building products at the intersection of AI, fintech, payments, automation, and blockchain.