Frontend Engineer

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems.  Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront.  We are backed by top investors like: a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas.

As a Front End Mobile Engineer, you’ll design and implement features for the Carry1st Shop App on Android and iOS. You’ll also manage technical debt and uphold our mobile development standards, collaborating closely with UX Designers and Product Management to bring our vision to life.

You will…

• Build the next generation of consumer products on the Android and iOS platform
• Develop new user-facing features for both Carry1st Shop’s Android and iOS apps
• Review and advice on the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Architect efficient and reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability, resolving any performance issues

Requirements

What makes you a great candidate?

• +3 years experience building and releasing Android applications with Kotlin and iOS applications with Swift (bonus if you’ve built mobile games and/or e-commerce apps)
• Experience with API integration via SDKs and REST

• Experience with CI/CD and unit testing
• You show a high degree of ownership and can own/drive projects to completion
• You show curiosity in the latest Android and iOS technologies and frameworks

• Experience in producing proof of concepts for new Android and/or iOS APIs, and managing the release of Android and/or iOS applications

Benefits

What will it be like to work at Carry1st?

Carry1st is a fast-growing, dynamic place to work. And while we are laser focused on building the flagship mobile internet company in Africa, our team is fully remote and 100% global – with people in 25+ countries! At Carry1st, you will…

• Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
• Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and web3
• Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
• Own shares in the Company – enabling you to benefit from the value you create 

Some additional perks…

• Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
• Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively 
• Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
• Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
• Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
• Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day  

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!

Learn more about Carry1st…

• Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
• VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
• Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market