BuyCoins (Y Combinator S18) is one of the fastest growing and fastest moving startups in Africa. We are working on a bunch of things to help financially connect the African anywhere they are in the world. This includes:

• Buycoins - The easiest way to buy, sell & store cryptocurrency.
• Sendcash - Crypto powered remittance.
• Sendcash Pay - A suite of developer tools that let you add borderless payment experiences to your digital products.

We are looking for a technical leader that will autonomously drive product vision to implementation by using expertise & passion to multiply the overall output of their team.

As a Technical Lead, you will:

• Scope and lead technical projects. Rapid iteration on features & tooling, especially as we launch first versions of new products is super important. We love to iterate really quickly at Buycoins.
• Scrutinise and make overarching technological & architectural decisions.
• Directly contribute to the codebase(s). Become a role model for how great software should be written at Buycoins as a whole.
• Design & implement processes/systems that will raise the overall code quality, reliability and monitoring. This includes ensuring that both internal and external facing documentation is as good as can be.
• Direct involvement in the development of the engineering team. This includes participation in the hiring process, teaching & guiding teammates to become the best possible versions of themselves.
• Advise the leadership team on key technical considerations related to the future of money.
• Work effectively cross functionally.

We need someone who:

• Is obsessed with building great user experiences.
• Has a strong technical background. High level of fluency and experience using technologies and frameworks like (but not limited to) - Golang, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, Node.js, Postgres, etc
• Has experience with building blockchain related software. Deep understanding of how technologies like Bitcoin & Ethereum work, Solidity (or any other smart contract language or platform), L2 solutions, etc are a huge bonus.
• Has excellent written and spoken communication skills. This is extremely important. Communication is a big part of our remote + asynchronous work culture.
• Has proven track record of success in leading software development teams — strong technical mentorship is a must.