About the role:
At Tala, we are connecting millions of people to the financial services they deserve. We're a growing team and we are looking for an exceptionally capable People (HR) Business Partner to join the team. We are looking for someone who leads by serving, is highly collaborative, has high-energy, is results-oriented, has a bias towards action, is exceptionally imaginative, is adaptable, and truly excited about Tala’s mission!
This position collaborates across the People function to deliver value to management and influence employees to meet and exceed our Kenya team’s business objectives (both short and long term). The People BP will maintain an effective level of business literacy about the Tala’s midrange plans and our culture. This person will serve as an ambassador for Tala and its culture to ensure that employees on the Kenya team experience a smooth, positive and productive journey throughout their employment lifecycle at Tala.
Our People Business Partner will be responsible for assessing and anticipating people-related needs. Communicating needs proactively with SMEs in our People guild and leadership team, the People BP seeks to develop integrated solutions to strategically meet both Tala Kenya’s goals and People team goals such as employer brand, candidate experience, performance & productivity, people and business growth metrics.
This role will be based out of our Nairobi, Kenya office with significant travel to our other East Africa offices.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Work with functional leads and recruiting team to assess, design hiring and scaling roadmap so Tala Kenya team can meet and exceed immediate and mid-term business goals
Design, develop and share Kenya’s employee handbook that has transparent people practices that is simple, meets compliance needs and engages and educates employees.
Design and execute best-of-class onboarding and offboarding practices
Set up Tala’s foundational people and cultural practices to prepare for scale
Launch and manage Kenya HRIS & workforce analytics system to meet People, Accounting and Leadership team needs
Launch and complete annual/periodical labor compliance audits and remediation
Collaborate with Tala’s HQ People team to
Assess current managerial practices to revamp and sustain best-of-class support structures for people managers
Establish growth rubrics and effective feedback loops for every function in the Kenya office
Execute People strategy for employer brand, candidate experience, managerial effectiveness, succession planning, employee engagement and HR/employee relations goals
What we’re looking for:
10+ years professional experience including 5+ years in a HR Business Partner capacity
Experience scaling high-growth, high-tech startup teams
Must be a registered member with IHRM.
Must be willing to travel
Strict attention to detail and focus on data integrity and documentation
High level of self-motivation and ability to produce results independently, and under demanding deadlines
Organized, able to work in fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks as well as adapt to business priorities that change quickly
About Tala:
Tala is a mobile technology and data science company that is working to deliver financial access, choice and control to underserved people around the world. Tala’s smartphone app instantly evaluates customers for credit using only the data on their devices and delivers customized loans in minutes.
Tala, formerly known as InVenture, is backed by IVP, Ribbit Capital, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective, Collaborative Fund and other leading venture and impact investors. In 2016, Fast Company ranked Tala, formerly known as InVenture, as one of its top 10 companies in Money, and Forbes named Tala as one of the top 50 FinTech companies in the world. Additionally, Tala’s work has been highlighted by the New York Times , the Financial Times , the Wall Street Journal , TED, and Wired , among others.
Jul 11, 2018
Full time
About the role:
At Tala, we are connecting millions of people to the financial services they deserve. We're a growing team and we are looking for an exceptionally capable People (HR) Business Partner to join the team. We are looking for someone who leads by serving, is highly collaborative, has high-energy, is results-oriented, has a bias towards action, is exceptionally imaginative, is adaptable, and truly excited about Tala’s mission!
This position collaborates across the People function to deliver value to management and influence employees to meet and exceed our Kenya team’s business objectives (both short and long term). The People BP will maintain an effective level of business literacy about the Tala’s midrange plans and our culture. This person will serve as an ambassador for Tala and its culture to ensure that employees on the Kenya team experience a smooth, positive and productive journey throughout their employment lifecycle at Tala.
Our People Business Partner will be responsible for assessing and anticipating people-related needs. Communicating needs proactively with SMEs in our People guild and leadership team, the People BP seeks to develop integrated solutions to strategically meet both Tala Kenya’s goals and People team goals such as employer brand, candidate experience, performance & productivity, people and business growth metrics.
This role will be based out of our Nairobi, Kenya office with significant travel to our other East Africa offices.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Work with functional leads and recruiting team to assess, design hiring and scaling roadmap so Tala Kenya team can meet and exceed immediate and mid-term business goals
Design, develop and share Kenya’s employee handbook that has transparent people practices that is simple, meets compliance needs and engages and educates employees.
Design and execute best-of-class onboarding and offboarding practices
Set up Tala’s foundational people and cultural practices to prepare for scale
Launch and manage Kenya HRIS & workforce analytics system to meet People, Accounting and Leadership team needs
Launch and complete annual/periodical labor compliance audits and remediation
Collaborate with Tala’s HQ People team to
Assess current managerial practices to revamp and sustain best-of-class support structures for people managers
Establish growth rubrics and effective feedback loops for every function in the Kenya office
Execute People strategy for employer brand, candidate experience, managerial effectiveness, succession planning, employee engagement and HR/employee relations goals
What we’re looking for:
10+ years professional experience including 5+ years in a HR Business Partner capacity
Experience scaling high-growth, high-tech startup teams
Must be a registered member with IHRM.
Must be willing to travel
Strict attention to detail and focus on data integrity and documentation
High level of self-motivation and ability to produce results independently, and under demanding deadlines
Organized, able to work in fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks as well as adapt to business priorities that change quickly
About Tala:
Tala is a mobile technology and data science company that is working to deliver financial access, choice and control to underserved people around the world. Tala’s smartphone app instantly evaluates customers for credit using only the data on their devices and delivers customized loans in minutes.
Tala, formerly known as InVenture, is backed by IVP, Ribbit Capital, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective, Collaborative Fund and other leading venture and impact investors. In 2016, Fast Company ranked Tala, formerly known as InVenture, as one of its top 10 companies in Money, and Forbes named Tala as one of the top 50 FinTech companies in the world. Additionally, Tala’s work has been highlighted by the New York Times , the Financial Times , the Wall Street Journal , TED, and Wired , among others.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer in DevOps to support and maintain the core components of our financial platform and scale it to serve millions of users across the world. The technical scope of the project is broad and leverages a variety of cutting-edge commercial and open source tools to get the job done.
Responsibilities:
You will help drive all application-level aspects of the company’s SaaS operations.
You will build, deploy, analyze, troubleshoot and scale the service wherever and whenever.
You will collaborate closely with Engineering and Data Scientists on all architectural decisions and stay current on nascent technologies to make influential recommendations.
You will operate very large relational and NoSQL databases, queuing systems, pub-sub servers, and other core infrastructural components .
Qualifications:
Tinkerer - you love to try out new tools and technologies to further improve the platform .
Technology Toolbox - you have all of the tools for development plus a few extras .
Leader - you have the ability to keep pace with, and set pace for, your teammates. Able to learn and teach new technologies and solutions .
Solutions Driven - experience thinking out loud to create the best solutions to complex, tricky problems, using the latest technical methodologies/processes .Global Thinker - you have the passion to deploy a service that is truly global and love the chance to solve complex problems that arise from this .
Requirements:
2+ years experience in DevOps processes and tools (Ansible, Docker, Vagrant, Chef/Puppet, PagerDuty, NewRelic, Splunk).
Expert knowledge in AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, ElasticCache, VPC, VPN).
Proficiency in Cloud and Application Security, and Certification (ISO-27001, SOC 1, SOC 2).
Degree in Computer Science and/or Math.
Proficiency in Agile development process .
Preferred skills & experience:
Highly motivated and self-disciplined.
Strong Computer Science fundamentals.
Excellent ability to prioritize and communicate in a fast-paced environment.
We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse team with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We focus on hiring talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
About Tala:
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Jul 11, 2018
Full time
We’re looking for a Software Engineer in DevOps to support and maintain the core components of our financial platform and scale it to serve millions of users across the world. The technical scope of the project is broad and leverages a variety of cutting-edge commercial and open source tools to get the job done.
Responsibilities:
You will help drive all application-level aspects of the company’s SaaS operations.
You will build, deploy, analyze, troubleshoot and scale the service wherever and whenever.
You will collaborate closely with Engineering and Data Scientists on all architectural decisions and stay current on nascent technologies to make influential recommendations.
You will operate very large relational and NoSQL databases, queuing systems, pub-sub servers, and other core infrastructural components .
Qualifications:
Tinkerer - you love to try out new tools and technologies to further improve the platform .
Technology Toolbox - you have all of the tools for development plus a few extras .
Leader - you have the ability to keep pace with, and set pace for, your teammates. Able to learn and teach new technologies and solutions .
Solutions Driven - experience thinking out loud to create the best solutions to complex, tricky problems, using the latest technical methodologies/processes .Global Thinker - you have the passion to deploy a service that is truly global and love the chance to solve complex problems that arise from this .
Requirements:
2+ years experience in DevOps processes and tools (Ansible, Docker, Vagrant, Chef/Puppet, PagerDuty, NewRelic, Splunk).
Expert knowledge in AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, ElasticCache, VPC, VPN).
Proficiency in Cloud and Application Security, and Certification (ISO-27001, SOC 1, SOC 2).
Degree in Computer Science and/or Math.
Proficiency in Agile development process .
Preferred skills & experience:
Highly motivated and self-disciplined.
Strong Computer Science fundamentals.
Excellent ability to prioritize and communicate in a fast-paced environment.
We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse team with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We focus on hiring talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
About Tala:
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
We’re looking for a QA Manager to plan, estimate, and coordinate testing activities for our financial platform that is serving millions of users across the world. You will also work with product managers, developers, and customer service agents to ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved.The role is based in Nairobi office and you will be reporting to the Release Manager. This is a 60% management 40% hands on role.
What you will do:
Day to day management of onsite and offshore QA Engineers (both full time & contractors)
Contribute to the development and growth of QA Engineers ranging from junior to senior levels of experience
Coordination of testing efforts during the sprint cycle: reviewing tickets, test cases, ensuring deadlines are met and resolving and escalating potential issues
Weekly tracking and reporting on quality metrics
Participate in hiring and recruiting efforts
Collaborate with product management and developers to improve testability, automation, and tools
Work with QA Architect, Engineering and Data Science teams to increase test coverage with manual and automated test cases
Define and implement testing and verification strategies for both mobile and server platforms
Own documentation that communicates the procedures and test results
Perform code reviews for automated tests for both mobile and backend components
What you should have:
Experience - 6+ years experience in QA Engineering roles, 4+ years writing test cases/plans
Automation - 3+ years of software development or equivalent test automation experience in both mobile platform and modular RESTful web services
Leader - 3+ years leading QA/Test teams globally, both automation and manual testers
Startup ready - Ability to prioritize and communication in a fast paced startup culture
Load/stress testing - Extensive experience with load/stress testing frameworks to emulate millions of users hitting the system and identify bottlenecks
Preferred Skills & Experience:
BS/MS degree in Computer Science
Experience working in Agile development process
Experience working with Data Science/Machine Learning platforms
Strong Unix/Linux Shell scripting skills
Knowledge with hands-on experience in writing complex SQL queries
Knowledge of Java, Scala, Python, Perl
Knowledge of mobile test automation framework
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Jul 11, 2018
Full time
We’re looking for a QA Manager to plan, estimate, and coordinate testing activities for our financial platform that is serving millions of users across the world. You will also work with product managers, developers, and customer service agents to ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved.The role is based in Nairobi office and you will be reporting to the Release Manager. This is a 60% management 40% hands on role.
What you will do:
Day to day management of onsite and offshore QA Engineers (both full time & contractors)
Contribute to the development and growth of QA Engineers ranging from junior to senior levels of experience
Coordination of testing efforts during the sprint cycle: reviewing tickets, test cases, ensuring deadlines are met and resolving and escalating potential issues
Weekly tracking and reporting on quality metrics
Participate in hiring and recruiting efforts
Collaborate with product management and developers to improve testability, automation, and tools
Work with QA Architect, Engineering and Data Science teams to increase test coverage with manual and automated test cases
Define and implement testing and verification strategies for both mobile and server platforms
Own documentation that communicates the procedures and test results
Perform code reviews for automated tests for both mobile and backend components
What you should have:
Experience - 6+ years experience in QA Engineering roles, 4+ years writing test cases/plans
Automation - 3+ years of software development or equivalent test automation experience in both mobile platform and modular RESTful web services
Leader - 3+ years leading QA/Test teams globally, both automation and manual testers
Startup ready - Ability to prioritize and communication in a fast paced startup culture
Load/stress testing - Extensive experience with load/stress testing frameworks to emulate millions of users hitting the system and identify bottlenecks
Preferred Skills & Experience:
BS/MS degree in Computer Science
Experience working in Agile development process
Experience working with Data Science/Machine Learning platforms
Strong Unix/Linux Shell scripting skills
Knowledge with hands-on experience in writing complex SQL queries
Knowledge of Java, Scala, Python, Perl
Knowledge of mobile test automation framework
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
We’re looking for a QA Automation Engineer who happens to have a passion in testing and quality assurance. You will help plan, estimate, coordinate, and automate testing activities for our financial platform that is serving millions of users across the world. You will also work with product managers, developers, and customer service agents to ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved.
Responsibilities:
Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
Perform thorough regression/smoke tests before code deployments
Design, develop, and execute automated test harnesses around Android application and Backend APIs
Write scripts and perform load tests against Backend servers
Contribute to continuous integration and continuous deployment
Work with customer service, product, and development teams to identify and track bugs
Review requirements specifications and provide timely and meaningful feedback
Requirements:
Experience - 4+ years experience in Software Engineering in Test role, deep knowledge of Automation
Detailed oriented - keen eye for details ranging from copy to pixels. Ability to communicate those details to others and translate to specs
Team player - enjoy working closely with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams
Initiative - highly motivated and self-disciplined. You can work independently and be productive
Startup ready - Excellent ability to prioritize and communication in a fast pace environment
Preferred Skills & Requirements:
Experience working in Agile development process (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban)
Experience building test automation (Java, TestNG, Robolectric, Espresso, Appium, AWS Device Farm, Jenkins, Shell Scripting, Linux, Mac OS)
Java - 2+ years writing production Java code
Computer Science degree
Experience working closely with remote team members in different timezones
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Jul 11, 2018
Full time
We’re looking for a QA Automation Engineer who happens to have a passion in testing and quality assurance. You will help plan, estimate, coordinate, and automate testing activities for our financial platform that is serving millions of users across the world. You will also work with product managers, developers, and customer service agents to ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved.
Responsibilities:
Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
Perform thorough regression/smoke tests before code deployments
Design, develop, and execute automated test harnesses around Android application and Backend APIs
Write scripts and perform load tests against Backend servers
Contribute to continuous integration and continuous deployment
Work with customer service, product, and development teams to identify and track bugs
Review requirements specifications and provide timely and meaningful feedback
Requirements:
Experience - 4+ years experience in Software Engineering in Test role, deep knowledge of Automation
Detailed oriented - keen eye for details ranging from copy to pixels. Ability to communicate those details to others and translate to specs
Team player - enjoy working closely with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams
Initiative - highly motivated and self-disciplined. You can work independently and be productive
Startup ready - Excellent ability to prioritize and communication in a fast pace environment
Preferred Skills & Requirements:
Experience working in Agile development process (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban)
Experience building test automation (Java, TestNG, Robolectric, Espresso, Appium, AWS Device Farm, Jenkins, Shell Scripting, Linux, Mac OS)
Java - 2+ years writing production Java code
Computer Science degree
Experience working closely with remote team members in different timezones
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
The Engineering Manager (EM) manages and recruits a team of Backend Engineers. As a coach and mentor, the EM guides the team towards advancing Tala’s mission and business objectives. As a leader within the engineering guild, ensure the consistent practice of Tala’s engineering processes and standards. Close interactions with the US office and quarterly travel are vital to the success of this role.
This is a leadership role in Tala’s management track. You will report to the Head of Engineering and collaborate cross-functionally with all Tala teams across the globe.
Responsibilities:
Lead and manage current team of Backend Engineers to execute on current roadmap
Effectively manage team as a highly technical and hands-on coder when needed
Recruit, mentor, and level-up 5-10 Engineers
Review design documents, perform code reviews and weigh in on implementation choices
Support and collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Data, Credit, and Business Development) to ship scalable software solutions
Continually improve our codebase with clean and efficient code as well as solving problems using the most appropriate technology
Build, own, and maintain substantial portions of the backend infrastructure related to 3rd party services (Payment Rails, SMS/Email, KYC, Analytics, etc.), for 3-5 new services
Design and architect technical designs and TDD (Test Driven Development) to solve engineering challenges
Provide guidance for integrations with external partners including banks, fintech companies, and mobile network operators.
Skills & Experience:
5+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on technical management
5+ years coding in one of the following languages: C++, Java, Scala, Python, GoLang and/or PHP
Demonstrated ability to recruit and manage technical teams, including performance management
Developed and launched large-scale consumer applications on Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) using microservices architecture paradigm
Experience with designing tables/schemas in relational database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL)
Working knowledge of REST API development for mobile/web use
Expert proficiency in Agile development process
Excellent ability to prioritize and communicate in a fast-paced environment
BS/BA degree in Computer Science or related field
Preferred Skills & Experience:
Hold your own in technical discussion, be a subject matter expert, and have strategic influence
Bonus : Experience in predictive analysis and machine learning
Bonus : NoSQL databases
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Jul 11, 2018
Full time
The Engineering Manager (EM) manages and recruits a team of Backend Engineers. As a coach and mentor, the EM guides the team towards advancing Tala’s mission and business objectives. As a leader within the engineering guild, ensure the consistent practice of Tala’s engineering processes and standards. Close interactions with the US office and quarterly travel are vital to the success of this role.
This is a leadership role in Tala’s management track. You will report to the Head of Engineering and collaborate cross-functionally with all Tala teams across the globe.
Responsibilities:
Lead and manage current team of Backend Engineers to execute on current roadmap
Effectively manage team as a highly technical and hands-on coder when needed
Recruit, mentor, and level-up 5-10 Engineers
Review design documents, perform code reviews and weigh in on implementation choices
Support and collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Data, Credit, and Business Development) to ship scalable software solutions
Continually improve our codebase with clean and efficient code as well as solving problems using the most appropriate technology
Build, own, and maintain substantial portions of the backend infrastructure related to 3rd party services (Payment Rails, SMS/Email, KYC, Analytics, etc.), for 3-5 new services
Design and architect technical designs and TDD (Test Driven Development) to solve engineering challenges
Provide guidance for integrations with external partners including banks, fintech companies, and mobile network operators.
Skills & Experience:
5+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on technical management
5+ years coding in one of the following languages: C++, Java, Scala, Python, GoLang and/or PHP
Demonstrated ability to recruit and manage technical teams, including performance management
Developed and launched large-scale consumer applications on Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) using microservices architecture paradigm
Experience with designing tables/schemas in relational database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL)
Working knowledge of REST API development for mobile/web use
Expert proficiency in Agile development process
Excellent ability to prioritize and communicate in a fast-paced environment
BS/BA degree in Computer Science or related field
Preferred Skills & Experience:
Hold your own in technical discussion, be a subject matter expert, and have strategic influence
Bonus : Experience in predictive analysis and machine learning
Bonus : NoSQL databases
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to design and implement core components of our financial platform and scale it to serve millions of users across the world. The technical scope of the project is broad and calls for technical expertise across a wide range of problem domains.
Responsibilites:
You will design and implement product features as defined in the roadmap
You will own and maintain substantial portions of the backend infrastructure
The opportunity to code using cutting-edge platforms and interact with our data science team
You will mentor and grow junior engineers on best practices and code efficiency
Qualifications:
Detailed oriented - you are a proven developer who values clean and efficient code
Technology toolbox - you have all of the tools for development plus a few extras
Translator - you have experience working closely with product managers, cross-functional teams, and customers to translate requirements into technical design
Leader - you have the ability to keep pace with, and set pace for, your teammates. Able to learn and teach new technologies and solutions
Solutions Driven - experience thinking out loud to create the best solutions to complex, tricky problems, using the latest technical methodologies/processes
Requirements:
4+ years experience working on backend software using modern languages and frameworks (Java, Scala, Python, Play, Django)
Advanced degree in Computer Science and/or Math
Expert proficiency in Agile development process
Working knowledge in API development for mobile/web use
Strong relational database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL)
Preferred skills & experience:
Highly motivated and self disciplined
Strong Computer Science fundamentals
Excellent ability to prioritize and communication in a fast pace environment
Bonus: Experience in predictive analysis and machine learning
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Jul 11, 2018
Full time
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to design and implement core components of our financial platform and scale it to serve millions of users across the world. The technical scope of the project is broad and calls for technical expertise across a wide range of problem domains.
Responsibilites:
You will design and implement product features as defined in the roadmap
You will own and maintain substantial portions of the backend infrastructure
The opportunity to code using cutting-edge platforms and interact with our data science team
You will mentor and grow junior engineers on best practices and code efficiency
Qualifications:
Detailed oriented - you are a proven developer who values clean and efficient code
Technology toolbox - you have all of the tools for development plus a few extras
Translator - you have experience working closely with product managers, cross-functional teams, and customers to translate requirements into technical design
Leader - you have the ability to keep pace with, and set pace for, your teammates. Able to learn and teach new technologies and solutions
Solutions Driven - experience thinking out loud to create the best solutions to complex, tricky problems, using the latest technical methodologies/processes
Requirements:
4+ years experience working on backend software using modern languages and frameworks (Java, Scala, Python, Play, Django)
Advanced degree in Computer Science and/or Math
Expert proficiency in Agile development process
Working knowledge in API development for mobile/web use
Strong relational database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL)
Preferred skills & experience:
Highly motivated and self disciplined
Strong Computer Science fundamentals
Excellent ability to prioritize and communication in a fast pace environment
Bonus: Experience in predictive analysis and machine learning
About Tala
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Here at Tala, we are looking to hire a talented lawyer based out of our Nairobi office to help us manage legal operations in East Africa. The Associate Counsel will be responsible for a variety of matters including ensuring regulatory compliance, managing corporate governance, negotiating commercial contracts and addressing the unique matters in a global, growing startup. We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starter who enjoys working in a dynamic, fast-paced and collaborative environment. In this challenging position, you will report to our General Counsel and work closely with our Nairobi-based business team.
The ideal Associate Counsel candidate will have in house and FinTech experience and experience with handling a wide variety of commercial matters.
Responsibilities:
Manage regulatory compliance, corporate governance and other compliance matters in Kenya and Tanzania
Stay up to date on relevant laws and regulations and understand how they may affect our business needs as Tala continues to innovate
Support contract negotiation and collaborate with business teams on developing effective relationships with contractors and vendors
Maintain our contract management system and create management reports
Work with the US legal team on managing outside counsel
Work with our General Counsel on other special projects
Requirements:
Law degree
Three to five years of experience, two years at a FinTech or financial services company
Experience in consumer finance and financial regulation
Experience working on commercial contracts
Preferred Skills & Experience:
Experience operating in foreign markets, particularly within Africa
Experience working with US business partners or working in the United States
Experience working at a startup
We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse team with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We focus on hiring talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
About Tala:
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Jul 11, 2018
Full time
Here at Tala, we are looking to hire a talented lawyer based out of our Nairobi office to help us manage legal operations in East Africa. The Associate Counsel will be responsible for a variety of matters including ensuring regulatory compliance, managing corporate governance, negotiating commercial contracts and addressing the unique matters in a global, growing startup. We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starter who enjoys working in a dynamic, fast-paced and collaborative environment. In this challenging position, you will report to our General Counsel and work closely with our Nairobi-based business team.
The ideal Associate Counsel candidate will have in house and FinTech experience and experience with handling a wide variety of commercial matters.
Responsibilities:
Manage regulatory compliance, corporate governance and other compliance matters in Kenya and Tanzania
Stay up to date on relevant laws and regulations and understand how they may affect our business needs as Tala continues to innovate
Support contract negotiation and collaborate with business teams on developing effective relationships with contractors and vendors
Maintain our contract management system and create management reports
Work with the US legal team on managing outside counsel
Work with our General Counsel on other special projects
Requirements:
Law degree
Three to five years of experience, two years at a FinTech or financial services company
Experience in consumer finance and financial regulation
Experience working on commercial contracts
Preferred Skills & Experience:
Experience operating in foreign markets, particularly within Africa
Experience working with US business partners or working in the United States
Experience working at a startup
We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse team with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We focus on hiring talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
About Tala:
Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Tala has raised more than $105 million from leading venture and impact investors including Revolution, IVP, Ribbit Capital, Data Collective, and Lowercase Capital. Tala’s global team is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
