Fuzu builds and operates a career development platform that helps people accelerate their growth through career guidance, learning and inspirational content. To date the platform has supported more than 15 million users. Similarly, we support employers in finding and nurturing their talent - the most valuable asset any organization possesses. Fuzu personalises the user experience based on an advanced data architecture and ML based algorithms. We have teams located in Finland, Ukraine, Armenia, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. Our work has been recognised globally and we have been nominated as one of the most promising growth companies in Africa and Nordic countries.

Great software products can only be created by A-level performers who place the needs of the end-users at the forefront of everything. Fuzu's ambition is bold and as the new Senior Front-end Developer you would play a critical role in shaping the future of the Fuzu platform.

About role:

We are seeking a senior developer who has wide real-life experience in working with frontend technologies and will be able to take independent responsibility for new feature development and iterative improvements, as well as to support and coach mid-level FE developers.

In this position, you will: 

• Implement new product features and improvements independently (end-to-end);

• Develop and own the front-end architecture and guide other developers to comply;

• Develop and improve front-end applications in collaboration with back-end developers;

• Build technical prototypes to support the testing of new product concepts;

• Support and coach other front-end developers in the team.

What we expect from you:

• You have built front-end applications using technologies like React, Next.js and MobX;

• You have delivered successful projects either in a professional or open-source context;

• You have exposure to unit/integration/e2e testing and continuous integration using technologies like Jest, Enzyme and Cypress;

• You are enjoying working in an agile team using pull request-based code reviews;

• You are ready to be a lead developer in the team and take decisions about technical stack, approaches and code quality standards;

• You have knowledge of and/or interest in some of the following topics: Android app development, data and analytics, design, usability;

• Optimally you also have experience from both inhouse product teams and outsourcing teams.

  
  

Main advantages of joining:

• High-scale challenges on a platform with 500,000 monthly users that has an ambition to grow to several million over the next 12 months

• Intellectually challenging front-end development with opportunity to work with machine learning & algorithm optimized front-end;

• Interesting international work context with colleagues from 10+ countries.

  
  

What we offer:

• You get to work with one of the most significant challenges of our time

• A genuinely international work environment and a purpose-driven work culture makes Fuzu an exciting place to learn and grow

• A very data-driven environment where you will directly see the business impact of your work

• In-depth onboarding, plus continuous support and coaching

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are remote-friendly and welcome applications from everywhere. There is a possibility to work from or frequent our offices in Finland, Kenya or Nigeria.

Fuzu’s vision is to become the undisputed home of  opportunities across Africa and support millions of people and thousands of organisations in preparing themselves for success. Now it is your chance to join the Fuzu team and to help us get there!