7 jobs found in kenya

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....

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 ....

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...