Senior Software Engineer

Spenza is at the forefront of making wireless connectivity effortless for businesses. We enable any business to become a mobile operator. As we zip through our 1–10x journey and scale, we’re looking for software engineers who thrive on solving for breadth and scale. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with the founders in building the next-generation platform that will power the company’s next 10x growth.

This role is ideal for ambitious and talented engineers who want to gain holistic experience building and running a SaaS product that is simplifying the telecom space.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, scale, and optimize applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js/ Nest.js).
• Architect and design systems for scale, reliability, and security.
• Deploy, monitor, and manage applications on AWS cloud services.
• Integrate payment gateways (Stripe or similar) for seamless billing and transactions.
• Implement reporting and analytics dashboards (Metabase or similar BI tools).
• Build and maintain data pipelines for reporting, analytics, and system insights.
• Integrate AI tools and services to enhance automation, intelligence, and efficiency.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues across the stack.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Collaborate with product, design, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
• Ensure best practices in software engineering including CI/CD, testing, and code reviews.
• Take ownership of features end-to-end—from design to deployment.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 4 years in a startup environment, ideally in a small product team using the MERN stack.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (Tier 1 institution preferred).
• Strong hands-on experience with MERN stack development.
• Experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Familiarity with payment systems (Stripe or equivalent APIs).
• Experience with reporting tools (Metabase, Looker, or similar BI platforms).
• Knowledge of data pipelines, ETL workflows, and handling large datasets.
• Exposure to or experience with AI tools, APIs, or frameworks.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to design and document software architecture clearly and concisely.
• Ambitious, driven, and hungry for success with a willingness to put in the work to win.
• High integrity and a high-quality bar on work products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for clear documentation and collaboration.
• Knowledge of telecommunications, software, or business operations is a plus.
• Telecom industry experience is highly desirable.

Why Spenza:

Impact: Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a high-growth startup.

Growth: Great time to join as we are scaling up.

Culture: Be part of a dynamic, inclusive, and innovative team.