Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Korapay

Job Overview

Location
Lagos, Jigawa
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
1 hour ago

Additional Details

Job ID
150013
Job Views
26

Job Description






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.



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