Web Engineer

Do you have experience within the frontend space, developing and enhancing websites and mobile applications? If you thrive most when you are creating user-friendly solutions, with a greater impact in mind, then this could be the role for you! About Tiko Tiko is an African nonprofit committed to strengthening the potential and resilience of adolescent girls across Africa. We address the “Triple Threat” of unintended pregnancy, HIV infection, and sexual and gender-based violence by building local health ecosystems that provide stigma-free, no-cost, quality-assured services. We operate in six countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, South Africa, and Nigeria, with additional offices in Portugal, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. For a clear overview of our work, we recommend watching this short video. Globally, our team consists of +250 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young, and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. For this position we will happily accept applicants from South Africa, Kenya, and Portugal. The Job As a Web Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the structure and design of our web pages and mobile applications, ensuring a perfect balance between functionality and aesthetics. You'll take the lead in further developing our corporate website, adding new features like dashboards and other dynamic materials that drive engagement and enhance the user experience. This is your chance to bring creativity and technical expertise together to make a lasting impact! Implementing visual elements that users see and interact within a web and mobile application. Maintain, improve existing features ensuring they can be fully utilized by the end-user. Work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as back end developers to ensure maximum optimization of the platform. Responsible for dashboarding, and making sure that looks great. About You You have an eye for both development and design and can apply your creative expertise to our core websites and applications to create user-friendly solutions. You possess a thorough understanding of new and emerging technologies and how they can be applied to our platform to enhance the user’s experience.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Frontend/Web Engineer with portfolios showcasing your completed projects. Experience working with autonomous teams. Solid understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment). At least 4 years of professional experience working with frontend tools, including TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. A minimum of 3 years of professional experience with Angular (version 13+). Experience with Micro-frontends, monorepos, and AWS is highly desirable. Excellent English and communication skills. You are currently based in South Africa, Kenya, or Portugal. Recruitment Process Introductory call with recruiter | First Interview with Tech Team | Technical Challenge | Final interview with the Tech Team The Rewards The monthly gross salary brackets for this position are: Portugal: €2,165 - €3,200 (x14) South Africa: R44,977 - R67,000 (x12) Kenya: Ksh235,930 -Ksh353,000 (x12) Your final salary will be determined based on your experience and alignment with your future colleagues. In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you: Benefits and allowances tailored to your location. Flexible work arrangements, including remote or hybrid options. A personal development budget of €500 per year to invest in your professional growth Unlimited holiday days to use as you see fit - just coordinate with your team and take the time you need to recharge. The opportunity to shape a growing, impactful product and leave your mark on how we work A culture built on trust - we believe you’ll do your best without the need for unnecessary rules or micromanagement The Details Interested? Click Apply for This Job! Want more information? Check out our website Tiko – Do more with Tiko. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email. Important Recruitment Fraud Alert Please be aware that Tiko maintains a professional and ethical recruitment process. Zero Fees: We do not charge candidates any fees for applications, interviews, or processing at any stage of the hiring journey. Fraud Prevention: If you receive a request for money, bank details, or "onboarding equipment" payments from someone claiming to represent us, this is not a legitimate request. Official Channels: We only communicate through our verified company email domain (@tiko.org). If you are approached by anyone asking for payment in our name, please ignore the request. — Tiko prioritizes integrity in our workplace and respects your privacy. Tiko is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour by its employees at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This is why we will do reference and background screening checks on successful candidates before hiring. Tiko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. As part of this scheme, we will request information from your previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during your employment, or incidents under investigation when you left employment. By applying for this position, you confirm you have read and understood these recruitment procedures. We value your privacy and understand the importance of safeguarding your personal data. We invite you to review our privacy notice for the recruitment process to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data during the recruitment process. Click here to view the document. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our privacy notice.