Full Stack Engineer

NawiriGroup is foremost known as a leading safari travel group, offering great personalised nature-based travel experiences across the African continent. Our core purpose goes beyond delivering exceptional safaris. We are a platform that connects local communities, expert partners, investors, and travellers to drive positive impact at scale within some of Africa’s most iconic wilderness areas.

Since inception, we’ve supported national parks, community-led conservancies, local communities and governments with many initiatives and millions of dollars in their efforts to safeguard and manage some of Africa’s most important wilderness areas. We believe travel should be a force for good and our vision is to use responsible travel to create a sustainable and prosperous future for natural ecosystems in Africa and the local people living in and around these unique, globally important areas.

Today, through the Group’s various subsidiaries across multiple countries, which includes Asilia Africa, a leading safari operator with 17 bespoke camps and lodges across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, with a full-service DMC offering, and the multi-award-winning African safari tour operator Go2Africa, we employ close to 1,200 people in sub-Saharan Africa all dedicated to delivering immersive experiences while working towards our goal of delivering impact at scale.

Purpose Driven

• Our shared purpose is encapsulated in our group name - ‘Nawiri’ is Kiswahili for ‘to flourish/thrive’, reflecting our vision of creating a future where vital ecosystems and local communities thrive together.

• We are proud as a group to be B Corp certified, a testament to our dedication to balancing the needs of people, planet, and profit in everything we do. Our journey with B Corp started more than a decade ago when Asilia qualified in 2012, the first African Travel company to do so.

• Last financial year, we contributed US$9.8m to nature protection and positive impact projects. We continue to grow our impact, reach and agenda.

• We have ambitious commercial growth plans and are expanding our operational, commercial, analytical and technology capabilities to enable the further scaling of both our guest experiences and travel offerings.

Why should you work for us?

• Join a team that has continuously led the way in our industry, ranging from creating cutting-edge technology platforms to deploying innovative solutions to lead the way in sustainable operations.

• We take pride in creating a culture where people grow, find purpose, and contribute to progress that reaches far beyond the organisation. Training and development are at the heart of this journey, and we are proud of the number of in-house programmes that we have available, including a training library offering over 130 different training modules.

• Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid working arrangement to get the most out of your working hours. Combine work in one of the Nawiri Group offices, located in the picturesque cities of Cape Town, Nairobi, Arusha, and London, with the option of remote work.

ROLE SUMMARY

We are looking for an experienced Engineer with expertise in React who will join our team of exceptional engineers. Responsibilities will include designing, implementing, and maintaining features for our existing web applications using React and Ruby on Rails frameworks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate closely with our product team to conceptualise, design, and implement innovative features and functionalities for our travel platform.

• Create consistent, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices in React and Ruby on Rails development.

• Contribute to the architecture and design discussions, ensuring the scalability and performance of our application.

• Tackle challenges head-on, whether it's optimising performance or troubleshooting technical issues, to ensure a seamless user experience.

• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to maintain high coding standards within the team.

• Keep abreast of the latest trends and advancements in web development and share your knowledge with the team.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of experience in modern React (Strong intermediate to Senior)

• Advanced knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript

• Advanced knowledge of HTML and CSS, including SASS

• Experience with component testing libraries

• Experience working with Ruby on Rails or a similar MVC framework

• Experience with using CI/CD pipelines

• Beneficial:

  • JSON-based APIs

  • Automated testing

  • CI/CD configuration and maintenance

  • Experience with large Ruby on Rails applications

  • Experience with PostgreSQL or similar, and ORM

COMPETENCIES

• Deciding and initiating action

• Planning and organising

• Working with people

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Good listening skills

• Learning and researching

• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations

• Adapting and responding to change

• Working in an asynchronous manner

ATTRIBUTES AND BEHAVIOUR

• Accountable

• Detail orientated

• Organised

• Solutions driven

• Adaptable

• Confident

• Independent

• Proactive

• Agile

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

At Nawiri Group, we are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion. We encourage Employment Equity candidates and individuals with disabilities to apply. As an equal opportunities employer, we believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or beliefs.