Wave empowers small business owners to manage their finances fearlessly by offering the simplest, all-in-one financial management solution.

Wave is a financial technology company dedicated to empowering small businesses with comprehensive financial management solutions. As a Senior FinOps Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in optimizing cloud costs and resource utilization across the organization. You'll work directly with product owners, software engineers, and staff engineers to implement cost-saving measures and ensure financial efficiency throughout the development lifecycle.

The role combines technical expertise in cloud infrastructure with financial optimization, requiring strong experience with AWS services, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation tools. You'll be responsible for developing comprehensive cost management strategies, implementing monitoring systems, and leading FinOps initiatives that drive organizational efficiency.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to make a significant impact on cloud cost optimization while working with cutting-edge technologies. You'll have the freedom to work remotely while still having access to Wave's world-class office in Toronto. The company provides strong support for professional growth through educational allowances, mentorship, and various learning opportunities.

Wave has been recognized as one of Canada's Top Ten Most Admired Corporate Cultures and Great Places to Work, particularly in Technology, Millennials, Mental Health, Inclusion, and Women categories. The company fosters an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and the best ideas win, regardless of their source. With comprehensive benefits, competitive compensation, and a strong focus on work-life balance, Wave offers an exceptional opportunity for career growth in a supportive, innovative environment.

Senior FinOps Engineer role at Wave, leading cloud cost optimization initiatives and infrastructure automation while working with cutting-edge technologies in a remote-friendly environment.

Senior FinOps Engineer

Africa's largest mobile money platform making the continent cashless through accessible financial services with no account fees and instant availability.

Wave is revolutionizing financial services in Africa, aiming to make it the first cashless continent. As the largest financial institution in Senegal with over 7 million users, Wave provides essential banking services without account fees, instant availability, and widespread acceptance. The company seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead compliance and treasury systems development.

In this role, you'll work on critical systems handling KYC, AML, watchlist screening, and account limits, while supporting treasury and accounting teams. You'll take full ownership of projects from conception to deployment, including automating customer ID reviews, implementing image processing technologies, and improving accounting data systems.

Wave offers a competitive package of $144,000 USD plus equity, comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 6-month parental leave, and flexible vacation. The company maintains a strong engineering culture with autonomous teams, end-to-end project ownership, and a modern tech stack including Python, GraphQL, and Kubernetes.

The position is fully remote (UTC -1 to +3) and provides opportunities to travel to Wave's African operations. You'll join a diverse, mission-driven team backed by top investors like Founders Fund, Sequoia Heritage, and Y Combinator, working to bring affordable financial services to those who need them most.

Senior Software Engineer position at Wave, building compliance and treasury systems to revolutionize financial services in Africa, offering competitive salary and benefits.

Software Engineer - Compliance and Treasury Systems

Wave is a forward-thinking financial technology company dedicated to empowering small businesses with comprehensive financial management solutions. As a Product Security Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in safeguarding the company's products throughout their lifecycle. The position combines technical expertise in security with strategic thinking, requiring skills in threat modeling, secure development practices, and incident response.

The role offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge security technologies while implementing best practices in software development security. You'll be responsible for performing threat assessments, implementing security automation, and ensuring compliance with industry standards like AICPA SOC2, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.

Wave offers an inclusive and flexible work environment, with the option to work remotely or from their Toronto office. The company is recognized as one of Canada's Top Ten Most Admired Corporate Cultures and Great Places to Work, particularly in categories including Technology, Mental Health, and Inclusion.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in Product Security, strong technical skills in Python, React, and Django Rest Framework, and a deep understanding of security frameworks and methodologies. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, providing security guidance and mentorship while contributing to the company's mission of supporting small businesses.

Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, educational allowances, mentorship opportunities, and various office perks. Wave's commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment where voices matter and the best ideas win, regardless of their source.

Product Security Engineer role at Wave, focusing on protecting software and systems through security implementation, threat modeling, and secure development practices.

Product Security Engineer

Wave is making Africa the first cashless continent by building financial services that just work.

Wave is revolutionizing financial services in Africa, aiming to make it the first cashless continent. Founded in 2017, Wave has grown to become the largest financial institution in Senegal with over 7 million users across six countries. We're building financial services without account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere.

As a junior engineer in our team, you'll be directly embedded in a Product team focusing on online payments through Wave. You'll contribute to a full-stack codebase, including web portals built on typescript/react, backend in Python, and mobile apps using Kotlin & Swift. You'll take ownership in implementing improvements, work with our Postgres database, and help generate analytics and insights.

Recent projects include integrating with Senelec for electricity bill payments, building an app for business owners to pay employee salaries, and creating reliability systems for robust operations. You'll be part of an autonomous, cross-functional team and typically be responsible for features end-to-end.

We offer competitive salaries, generous equity packages, and benefits including subsidized health insurance, retirement contributions, 6 months of paid parental leave, flexible vacation, and more. You can work remotely from anywhere between UTC -5 and +4, and we cover travel once per year to one of our operating countries in Africa.

Join us in our mission to bring radically affordable financial services to those who need them most, and be part of a rapidly growing team passionate about making a difference in Africa's financial landscape.

Junior engineer role at Wave, building financial services to make Africa the first cashless continent.

Junior Software Engineer

Wave is making Africa the first cashless continent by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere.

Wave is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent by providing accessible and affordable financial services. As a Software Engineer at Wave, you'll join a team dedicated to building and enhancing the customer support experience for users and support teams. 

You'll work on exciting projects like improving customer-agent matching, developing self-service support through chatbots, enhancing the support team's web interface, and experimenting with sentiment analysis. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on financial inclusion in Africa.

Key aspects of the role include:
- Remote work from anywhere between UTC -5 and +4
- Competitive salary range of $104,600-$122,600 USD plus equity
- Generous benefits including health insurance, retirement contributions, parental leave, and flexible vacation
- Opportunity to travel to key markets once per year (fully covered by Wave)

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of professional software engineering experience and is fluent in English. Experience with React is a plus, but not required. You should be passionate about solving complex problems, open to learning and experimentation, and committed to writing clean, efficient code.

Wave's engineering stack includes Python, GraphQL, Kotlin, Swift, TypeScript/React, Postgres, and more. The company fosters a culture of autonomy, diversity, and deep commitment to its mission. Join Wave to be part of a team making a real difference in financial accessibility across Africa.

Join Wave as a Software Engineer to build innovative financial services for Africa, working remotely with a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

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Wave empowers small business owners to manage their finances fearlessly by offering the simplest, all-in-one financial management solution.