Senior Fullstack Engineer

2 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Nimrods Full time

Your Mission

As a Senior Fullstack Engineer, you will architect, build, and scale a high-demand platform serving a massive and growing user base. Your mission is to own critical systems end to end, transforming complex challenges into reliable, high-performance solutions. You will operate with high autonomy in a fast-paced environment, where your work directly impacts millions of users and drives the company's success.

What You'll Work On

  • Architect, build, and maintain features across the full stack using 15, React Server Components, and the App Router.
  • Develop and manage backend logic and infrastructure deployed on Cloudflare Workers.
  • Build and maintain performant, type-safe APIs using tRPC 11 and Drizzle ORM.
  • Implement and manage data caching and storage using Redis, Cloudflare R2, and Cloudflare KV.
  • Develop responsive, high-quality interfaces using ShadCN/UI and Tailwind CSS.
  • Manage client and server-side data fetching and state with TanStack Query.
  • Ensure performance, scalability, and security across the Cloudflare edge platform.
  • Monitor, debug, and resolve issues across the entire stack.
  • Collaborate with an elite team to ship at speed, taking full ownership of your features and long-term success.

You'll Thrive Here If You Have...

  • Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript.
  • Deep experience with (App Router, Server Components, Server Actions, and data-fetching patterns).
  • Proven hands-on experience deploying and managing apps on Cloudflare Workers and its ecosystem (D1, R2, KV).
  • Strong command of Tailwind CSS and component-based UI design (especially ShadCN).
  • Demonstrable experience building end-to-end, type-safe APIs with tRPC.
  • A startup mindset: you thrive in autonomy, adapt quickly, and manage priorities with minimal oversight.
  • Pride in writing clear, maintainable, and well-tested code.
  • The ability to handle ambiguity by asking precise questions and aligning expectations early.
  • Fluency in English (C1–C2 or native) and strong communication in distributed teams.

Tech Stack Snapshot

  • Framework
    : v15 (App Router)
  • Infrastructure
    : Cloudflare (Workers, D1, KV, R2), OpenNextJS, Redis
  • Backend
    : tRPC v11, Drizzle ORM, Better Auth, Stripe API
  • Frontend
    : React, TypeScript, ShadCN/UI, Tailwind CSS, TanStack Query
  • Database
    : Cloudflare D1

What Success Looks Like

  • You ship reliable, typed, and test-covered features without constant supervision.
  • Your architectural decisions measurably improve performance, security, and scalability.
  • You contribute to a clean, readable, and maintainable codebase that adheres to strict engineering standards.
  • You communicate clearly and proactively, resolving ambiguity and moving projects forward efficiently.
  • You're known as a pragmatic systems thinker who builds resilient, failure-tolerant systems at scale.

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