Product Engineer (FinTech, Remote)

About the role

Wave is building the first cashless continent in Africa and needs a Product Engineer to design, develop, and ship payment features for millions of users across several countries. You will work in an autonomous, cross‑functional team, owning the full lifecycle from problem definition to production monitoring.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and improve payment flows such as in‑store purchases, utility bill payments, salary disbursements and transport fares.
• Own end‑to‑end feature delivery, including architecture, coding, testing, deployment and post‑release support.
• Collaborate with product, design and support teams to resolve customer issues and iterate on solutions.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience as a product engineer.
• Fluent English; French bilingualism is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel to an operating market (e.g., Senegal or Côte d’Ivoire) at least once a year for a minimum of six consecutive days.

Required skills

• Python 3 (including type checking with mypy).
• GraphQL API development.
• Kotlin/Jetpack for Android and Swift/SwiftUI for iOS.
• TypeScript and React for web front‑end.
• PostgreSQL or CockroachDB.
• Google Cloud Platform, Terraform and Kubernetes.

What we offer

• Competitive salary up to $185,800 USD per year plus equity.
• $1,200 yearly stipend for coworking meet‑ups.
• Subsidized health insurance, retirement contributions and 6 months fully paid parental leave.
• Flexible vacation (21‑30 days) and $10,000 annual charitable donation matching.