Cellulant is Africa’s leading payments company, providing seamless, secure and innovative solutions that empower businesses, banks, and global brands to thrive in a fast-changing global economy.
With a presence in over 24 countries and 200+ payment
methods across cards, bank transfer and mobile money, our single API
payment platform, Tingg, simplifies collections, disbursements, and
reconciliations. It processes over 1 million transactions daily for
market leaders across sectors such as Airlines, Telecoms, E-commerce,
Ride-Hailing, Retail, and Remittances.
By simplifying how people pay and get paid, we drive trust,
commerce and scale – and connect companies to their ambitions.
Graduate Trainee: Software Engineering – Kenya at Cellulant Corporation
Job Description
Role Overview:
We are seeking innovative, self-driven software engineers
who are constantly learning, embracing new technologies, and possess a natural
curiosity for the world of opportunities available to them. As a trainee, you
will work closely with experienced engineers to develop, test, and maintain
software applications that support our business operations. You will also
receive on-the-job training and mentoring to help you build your skills and
experience in software engineering.
What You’ll do:
- Document,
design, develop and THOROUGHLY test your code. We have
very high expectations of you in this.
- Working
in an agile environment to gain valuable experience in agile
methodologies. Actively participate in agile ceremonies: scrum,
sprint retros, sprint reviews e.t.c
- Adopting
new engineering methods and integrating them into your work processes.
- Gain
technical depth in knowledge of products in your team’s domain.
- Developing
expertise in your chosen field, whether it be Frontend OR Backend.
What we are looking for:
- Candidates
have experience in developing and/or consuming web services (REST ).
- Demonstrable
knowledge of Backend Software Development in Java.
- You
should demonstrate creativity, adaptability, and learning enthusiasm.
- A
credible git portfolio either on GitHub, Bitbucket or any other public
repository.
- Minimum
of a Diploma majoring in Computer Science,IT, Software engineering or
related fields.
- Candidates
who have completed their tertiary education and are awaiting graduation
are invited to apply as well.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills.
- Discretion.
You can maintain confidentiality to company data and intellectual
property.
- Self-motivation
to grow as a software engineer.
Why this role matters?
We are seeking innovative, self-driven software engineers
who are constantly learning, embracing new technologies, and possess a natural
curiosity for the world of opportunities available to them.
Why Work for Us?
At Cellulant, we are more than a payments company: we are
bridge-builders. We believe that by simplifying the way people pay and get
paid, we are connecting companies to their ambitions, people to opportunities,
and Africa to the global economy. Our work goes beyond payments—it’s
about what people, businesses, and communities can do when the movement of
money becomes more dependable, seamless, and secure.
Some exciting things about us…
- We
have an extensive footprint: We have an office presence in
10 countries, and our products serve 24 countries across Africa, with a
global workforce of about 300 employees.
- We
believe innovation is at the heart of Fintech: Thousands of
market leaders and top enterprises trust our technology to power their
payments. Our customers are in various sectors, including financial
services, travel and hospitality, telecom, e-commerce, remittance
companies, SaaS, and the gig economy.
- We
put our employees first: We offer market-related compensation,
generous personal time off, and medical and life insurance benefits
(markets permitting).
- We
seek collaborative builders. At Cellulant, we believe that great
ideas happen when we come together. Therefore, we nurture a collaborative
work environment that challenges, engages, and empowers each person to
contribute to the growth and success of the business.
- We
solve for Africa’s digital economy: We’re solving payment
challenges on the continent to create opportunities and accelerate
economic growth for all of Africa.
- We
support a diverse and inclusive workforce: We focus on the growth and
development of our employees through well-developed, individualised career
paths, ensuring you reach your full potential in a supportive and
delivery-oriented environment.
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