Java Backend Engineering Team Lead

Requirements:

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience focused on JVM languages
  
• 3+ years of formal leadership experience managing a team of Java backend engineers, including responsibility for conducting team performance reviews
  
• Experience within Microservices and AWS
  
• You have extensive experience working with the Spring framework, as well as various other Java backend tools and frameworks
  
• Experience or knowledge of Salesforce CRM would be a plus
  
• You don’t want to just write code, you want to build scalable systems with quality
  
• You are based in Kenya or South Africa
  
• You have excellent English skills
  

• Financial Infrastructure for Outcomes: Developing a "single-contract" FinTech solution that aligns with government procurement needs while allowing for flexible reallocation of capital across geographies.
  
• AI-Driven Verification & Fraud Prevention: Utilizing AI and the proven Tiko platform to automate data collection and verify real-world impact, replacing manual, high-cost auditing with real-time, high-integrity data.
  
• Ecosystem-Scale Architecture: Building a platform designed to serve the entire sector, going beyond Tiko to support a wide range of organizations and funders in a unified, transparent ecosystem.
  
• Data Integrity for Social Good: Managing sensitive health and educational data with the highest security standards, ensuring that "paying for what works" becomes the global standard for philanthropy.