Senior Software Engineer

About Verto

At Verto, we're on a mission to democratise global finance and empower businesses in Emerging Markets to reach the world. Founded by British-Nigerian entrepreneurs Ola Oyetayo and Anthony Oduu, our roots in Africa provided a first-hand understanding of the significant challenges businesses face with cross-border payments, from illiquid currencies and high fees to slow transactions. This deep-rooted insight is why Africa remains a core focus, as we're committed to bridging the gap between emerging and developed markets and fostering global economic growth.

What started as an FX solution for the Nigerian Naira has evolved into a market-leading platform, enabling thousands of businesses to seamlessly transfer billions of dollars annually. We believe that where you do business shouldn't determine your success or ability to scale. We're creating equal access to the easy payment and liquidity solutions that are already a given in developed markets.

We're not alone in realising this crucial need; we're backed by world-class investors including Y-Combinator, Quona, and MEVP. Our impact has been recognised with accolades such as 'Fintech Start-Up of the Year' and the Milken-Motsepe Prize, a testament to our role in powering payments for some of the world's most disruptive startups. Join us as we continue to grow and transform global finance.

Role Overview

This role significantly impacts Verto by driving active development, designing robust RESTful APIs, and building highly scalable web applications and cloud services. The work directly contributes to the company's system architecture and fosters innovation through prototyping new ideas

About the Role

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Fullstack Engineer to join our growing team

What You'll Be Doing

• Engaging in active development assignments

• Designing and implementing RESTful APIs

• Collaborating with a team to develop and test highly scalable web applications and services

• Contributing to the overall system architecture

• Prototyping and implementing new ideas

What You Need

• 4+ years of professional experience in object-oriented languages

• Significant experience with NodeJS

• Knowledge of modern web application building libraries like Angular

• Working knowledge of developing scalable distributed cloud applications on AWS or other cloud platforms

• Strong skills in MySQL and relational databases

• Clear communication and articulation skills

Best If You Have

• Experience with the MEAN/MERN stack

• Experience with fintech industry

• Worked in an early stage or growing stage start-up

• Majority experience with product-based companies

• Awareness of modern trends in distributed software application development

• Experience with various development tools, including AWS Codebuild, git, npm, Visual Studio Code, Serverless framework, Swagger Specs, Angular, Flutter, AWS Lambda, MongoDB, Redis, SQS, and Kafka

Culture at Verto

We're a community of folks who care about their craft, collaborate with purpose, and enjoy the journey together

General Perks

• Health & Life insurance, flexible work schedules, generous leave policy

Additional Perks

• Gym membership, free lunch, car lease policy and a professional development budget

You'll Fit Right In If You

• Love asking "why?"

• Value solving problems over just completing tasks

• Understand sync vs. async communication practices

• Thrive in ambiguity and change

• Actively seek feedback

• Prioritise impact over activity

• Are fun to work with - we love good humour

About the Interview Process

It will have (in no strict order) a chat with the talent team, an online assessment round, and 2 (technical + culture) interviews rounds.