Senior Software Engineer - React Native (UK/South Africa)

At Zepz, we're all about breaking down barriers for our customers and our teammates. Our purpose is deeply personal, we provide a lifeline and deliver opportunities to cross-border communities that need it most through cutting edge finance and tech. Zepz is the power behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, driven by the mission to celebrate the incredible impact migrants have, both at home and abroad. We're not just moving money; we're building a world that truly recognizes and supports global connections.

Who You'll Be Joining

We look for mission-driven builders who thrive in a fast-paced environment connected to a true purpose. We're an always developing team of experts that enjoy problem solving and bring clarity to tough challenges. At Zepz, we are Relentless Learners, always seeking feedback, and Responsible Owners, treating company resources like your own. We depend on Transparent Communicators who keep the team aligned through open, honest talk.

Our Core Commitments — What We Live By

Our vibrant and truly diverse culture is built on three core commitments, that guide how we work and interact:

• Integrity: We always do the right thing. It's simple, but it's the foundation of everything we build for our customers and each other.
• Outcomes: We work for our customers. Their success and prosperity are the results we focus on delivering.
• Velocity: We are fast! We maintain high energy levels and make smart decisions quickly, keeping us nimble and ahead of the curve.

About the role

At Zepz, our engineers are passionate about delivering a solid customer experience and are eager to contribute to the product, regardless of their tech stack. We are seeking engaged and customer-focused engineers who are committed to writing quality code and dedicated to their contributions at Zepz. We value individuals who are adaptable to a wide range of problems and challenges and can collaborate across teams to drive improvements.

As a Software Engineer, you will work within cross-functional feature teams, which are part of broader engineering domains. You will have the autonomy to make platform decisions and provide insights to the rest of the team. You'll collaborate closely with other frontend, backend and fullstack engineers of varying experience levels and interests, helping to improve and develop our apps, backend services, build pipeline, and tooling. You'll be committing, reviewing, and shipping new code from your very first week!

What you bring to the table:

Technical skills

• Experience with React Native Mobile development
• Must have some experience building backend services at scale using different tech stacks
• Strong understanding of modern development frameworks centered around Spring, Python, TypeScript, NodeJS, ReactNative, Android Native and iOS Native.
• Proficiency in one of more programming languages out of Java, Kotlin, Typescript, Swift
• Ability to work with AI in a safe structured environment.
• Ability to work with tools like Grafana and Loki for debugging and fault finding.
• Understanding of Bitrise, Firebase, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, AWS cloud and Terraform.

Technical Execution

• You take pride in writing readable, well-designed, and well-tested software.
• You will improve code structure, have an impact on architecture,
• You will actively review tech designs and code from others.
• You'll improve monitoring, and health of your team's systems.

Collaboration & Leadership

• You'll build relationships with other engineering teams and identify collaboration opportunities.
• You'll own larger pieces of work, assist with design and technical / implementation choices and influence the roadmap within your team
• You easily communicate with non-technical team members, and can translate their feedback into code.
• You have experience working in a cross-functional team
• You adjust quickly and effectively to shifting priorities and complexity.

Customer Obsession

• Care about users, and want to give them an improved, simpler experience.
• Are more of a "get it done" than a "perfectionist" type person — you value getting features into the hands of our users.
• Aren't afraid to throw away code you wrote - because after testing, a flow you built doesn't work as well as a different one.

Perks of Joining Our Team

We believe in empowering colleagues because we genuinely trust our team. Our culture is founded on this high trust, which naturally encourages the high ownership that drives us to meet our shared high expectations and deliver high performance. Our remote-first culture means you have the flexibility to work in your employing country wherever you feel the most focused and productive. This freedom comes with wonderful tailored, location-specific perks designed to support your whole life, not just your work. Think unlimited annual leave , great healthcare benefits, and employee discounts. We want you to thrive and focus entirely on making your biggest impact! In turn, we expect you to bring high ownership and commitment to your work. This is a place where we value trust and high performance, and we'll provide the environment and support needed for you to excel.

If you want to join us in our journey to help break barriers in financial access and improve lives globally, there's no better place or time to join.

Our global team of 800+ people is spread across six continents. We aspire to hire the best mix of people from former Olympians to YouTube influencers and we speak over twenty languages. This incredible diversity isn't a bonus; it's the engine that lets us serve the world.

Ready to Apply? Let's Go.