Frontend Developer

About Oradian

Oradian is the global team of microfinance and technology experts behind Instafin, the world’s first core banking system designed especially for the microfinance industry. We are bringing global best practice to the industry using a simple subscription model that allows our customers to invest in their growth.

We are the solution to the challenges facing microfinance institutions around the globe. Our solution is designed specifically for financial inclusion by experienced practitioners. By virtue of being a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, we are aligning our incentives with those of our customers, creating a win-win scenario. We put the "Service" in Software-as-a-Service.

Position

We are looking for a Front End Developer to lead our dynamic team in building and maintaining the client facing side of our cutting edge application.

Oradian’s customer base is set to grow exponentially as we scale operations in Africa and Southeast Asia, so our Front End Developer will need creativity, experience and enthusiasm to work on the core engine of our growth - an interactive application which meets the high standards and needs of both our company and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Know your stuff - keep up to date with emerging technologies and trends within the industry
• Be a problem solver - take a forward thinking approach to providing solutions
• Do the actual technical work – which involves building our programmes with precision and expertise, in particular using JavaScript
• Work collaboratively - so you and the team can create a quality codebase everyone is proud of

Your qualification

• A minimum of five years experience working in application development and programming
• Essential - experience working with:
  • JavaScript
  • JavaScript testing frameworks
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Node and NPM
  • DVCS

Will be a plus

• Flow/TypeScript and ES6
• JS frameworks; React/Redux stack

Competencies:

• We expect a high level of team collaboration in all aspects of work at Oradian
• You should be a multitasker with an ability to work well in a dynamic and fast paced environment
• You will be self organised and able to prioritise assignments accordingly
• Fluency in English is essential!

Additional details

Oradian’s toolset - and why it’s disruptive

We provide access to our toolset on a subscription basis, based on the number of clients the financial institution serves. Oradian’s subscription model makes it possible for financial institutions of all sizes to access leading technology.

With Oradian’s toolset financial institutions are enabled to drive financial inclusion through:

• Efficiency with automatic, simplified administration
• Informed decision-making with real-time data and reporting
• Growth to reach more clients without incremental costs

By delivering three main business benefits, Oradian delivers the opportunity for financial institutions to know and control their portfolios.

Oradian’s global community

Our global community of financial institutions is made up of over 75 visionary customers – rural banks, MFBs, MFIs, Saccos and Cooperative Societies – from 11 countries: Brunei, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Philippines, Senegal and Zimbabwe.

Together, our customers provide access to digital financial services for over 3 million clients in remote, hard-to-reach parts of the world. We are poised to scale operations and increase sales throughout West Africa, East Africa and Southeast Asia.

Oradian is headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia with offices in Lagos, Nigeria and Manila, Philippines. We are a fast-growing team of talented and committed experts in technology and microfinance. We work in an open, collaborative culture. We have over 130 team members from more than 30 countries.