Senior Frontend Engineer
Kifaru Digital · Westlands · Full-time
KES 180,000 – 260,000 / monthPosted 3 days agoSample listing
About the role
Kifaru Digital is a product studio of 34 people based in Westlands. The engineering team owns three client platforms and one internal design system. This role sits on the product surface team, working directly with two designers and a product lead on interfaces that thousands of people use weekly. You will spend most of your time in TypeScript and React, with occasional work in the design system repository that other teams consume. The team works from the studio three days a week and plans sprints in person.
What you'll do
- Ship production React and TypeScript features across two client platforms
- Maintain and document shared components in the studio design system
- Review pull requests and pair with two mid-level engineers weekly
- Work with designers to turn flows into accessible, tested interfaces
- Profile and fix frontend performance issues on slower mobile networks
- Contribute to sprint planning and technical estimation
What we're looking for
- 4 or more years building production web applications
- Strong React and TypeScript fundamentals, including state and data fetching patterns
- Comfortable with accessibility basics such as keyboard navigation and semantic markup
- Experience working alongside designers in a shared component system
- Clear written communication for async reviews and documentation
What's on offer
- Three days a week in the Westlands studio, two remote
- Medical cover for you and one dependent
- KES 60,000 annual learning budget
- 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays
Senior Frontend Engineer
Westlands