EQUITY ONLY🚀 Co-Founder (Experienced Fullstack Dev. Backend focused Engineer) Needed @ — KudiPouch®
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Design, build, and own the API and core wallet infrastructure for a fintech product enabling digital savings circles and vendor-based payments.
Role type
Backend-focused technical co-founder
Builds
Secure wallet & transaction systems, scalable REST/FAST APIs, real-time wallet transfers, and QR payment logic
Domain
Fintech, digital payments, savings circles (Ajo/Esusu)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend engineering, API architecture, system security, real-time transaction logic, vendor settlement workflows
Preferred skills
Fintech or payment systems experience, product mindset, long-term strategic thinking
Technologies
NestJS, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, DigitalOcean, AWS, Azure
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## About the role
We're looking for a Backend-focused technical co-founder to design, build, and own the KudiPouch® API and core wallet infrastructure.
## About KudiPouch®
KudiPouch® is a fintech product built to help people control how they spend money by locking funds for their intended purpose. Individuals and merchants can participate in digital Ajo/Esusu savings circles; Payments happen only within a trusted vendor network — no impulse spending, no misuse.
We're building for real people, starting in Africa.
## Responsibilities
- Architect and build secure wallet & transaction systems
- Design scalable REST or FAST APIs
- Implement OTP, identity verification & authentication flows
- Build real-time wallet transfers and QR payment logic
- Manage vendor settlement workflows
- Ensure system security, reliability, and performance
## Preferred Tech Stack
- NestJS (TypeScript) or Python (FastAPI / Django)
- PostgreSQL / MySQL
- Redis / background jobs
- Payment & banking integrations
- Cloud infrastructure (DigitalOcean / AWS / Azure)
## What We're Looking For
- Must be PASSIONATE About AI TOOLS
- Strong backend engineering experience
- Experience with fintech or payment systems is a plus
- Product mindset and long-term thinking
- Willingness to co-own decisions, risks, and rewards
This is a co-founder role with meaningful equity.
KudiPouch® is mission-driven. We're building Money that behaves — and a team that cares about real impact.
If you want to build something meaningful from the ground up, we should talk. You can shoot an email directly @ [email protected]
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