Full Stack Developer

We are looking for a hands-on Full-Stack Lead Engineer who can own everything from architecture decisions to first shipping deadlines. The successful candidate will be the first technical hire and contribute to strategic decisions across product, technology, and other areas of the business.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build high-quality web and mobile applications using modern frameworks.
• Design, implement, and evolve scalable database schemas for consumer-facing e-commerce and content apps.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines and serverless cloud infrastructure using Vercel, AWS, and GCP.
• Integrate and experiment with AI services, including OpenAI, function calling, and multimodal APIs.
• Prototype modern, interactive user interfaces optimised for desktop and mobile.
• Work closely with the product team to convert prototypes and concepts into high-quality software.
• Implement internationalisation (i18N).
• Establish engineering standards and mentor future hires as the engineering team grows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience shipping production JavaScript/TypeScript code, with deep experience in React/Next.js or similar.
• Strong grounding in computer science fundamentals and modern web architecture patterns.
• Demonstrated cloud infrastructure skills, including IaC, serverless functions, logging, and monitoring.
• Experience with relational and/or document databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Track record of integrating third-party APIs, especially LLM or generative media services.
• Can-do mindset with a bias toward shipping, measuring, and rapidly iterating.

Salary ₦500,000 – ₦800,000/month

How to Apply 📧 Send CV and Cover Letter in PDF format to: startup@mbalagos.com State your salary expectation and what should be expected from you. Use the Job Title as the subject of the email.