Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Wave, a company revolutionizing financial services in Africa, as a Software Engineer. You will build and improve payment systems, taking ownership of projects from conception to deployment. Work remotely from a location between UTC -5 and +4 with reliable internet. Wave offers competitive salaries, generous equity, and comprehensive benefits. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of software engineering experience and fluency in English. Wave prioritizes a collaborative and autonomous work environment.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Build and improve the ways people pay and access money with Wave
• Take ownership of every aspect of the process, starting with a deep comprehension of the problem
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering managers to identify the optimal solution for our users
• Lead the entire lifecycle of your project
• Assist the customer support team in resolving issues

Preferred Qualifications

• French is a plus
• Reflexively ask yourself, “is this code the best way to make my users happy?”
• Want to learn to solve hard problems and aren’t afraid to ask for help when you get stuck
• Are excited to learn about complex systems
• Can communicate clearly with colleagues who work, speak and think differently
• Work to make things easier for the next engineer who will touch your code
• Always try to improve as a programmer and colleague
• Are excited to deeply understand the inner workings of the tools you use

Benefits

• You can work remotely from anywhere (between UTC -5 and +4) with reliable internet access
• Wave covers travel once per year to one of our operating countries in Africa, as well as a yearly stipend of $800 to meet with coworkers
• We run performance reviews twice a year and award bonuses or promotions to strong performers who have been with the company for more than six months
• Our salaries are competitive and are calculated using a transparent formula. For this role, depending on your level and location, we offer a salary of $144,000 USD, plus a generous equity
• Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions (both vary from country to country)
• 6 months of fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
• Flexible vacation, with most folks taking between 30-40 days per year
• $10,000 annual charitable donation matching