Graduate Trainee: Software Engineering - Kenya

About Cellulant:
Cellulant
is Africa’s leading payments company, providing seamless, secure and innovative solutions that empower businesses, banks, and global brands to thrive in a fast-changing global economy.
With a presence in over 24 countries and 200+ payment methods across cards, bank transfer and mobile money, our single API payment platform, Tingg, simplifies collections, disbursements, and reconciliations. It processes over 1 million transactions daily for market leaders across sectors such as Airlines, Telecoms, E-commerce, Ride-Hailing, Retail, and Remittances.
By simplifying how people pay and get paid, we drive trust, commerce and scale – and connect companies to their ambitions.
Our Mission:
To deliver seamless, secure and innovative payment solutions for businesses.
Our Vision:
To create a connected world where businesses move money as easily as they share ideas.
Our Story:
Across Africa, payments are more than transactions. They are gateways to prosperity, connecting people, businesses and communities to opportunities and growth.
From enabling a logistics company in Lusaka to pay suppliers across borders, to enabling a hospitality brand in Lagos to scale effortlessly, to supporting an airline in Nairobi to reconcile payments from multiple platforms, Cellulant is the bridge that makes it all possible.
Through trusted technology and customer-centric innovation, we build connections that inspire progress, strengthen economies and transform payments into a tool for progress.
Since our founding in 2003, we've continuously adapted and grown, leveraging our experiences to simplify payments for businesses. We are driven by an unshakable belief that seamless people-centred payments are the key to unlocking prosperity.
Today, Cellulant powers online and offline payment processing, allowing businesses to collect payments, send payouts, and accelerate business growth.
Role Overview:
We are seeking innovative, self-driven software engineers who are constantly learning, embracing new technologies, and possess a natural curiosity for the world of opportunities available to them. As a trainee, you will work closely with experienced engineers to develop, test, and maintain software applications that support our business operations. You will also receive on-the-job training and mentoring to help you build your skills and experience in software engineering.
What You'll do:
Document, design, develop and THOROUGHLY test your code. We have very high expectations of you in this.
Working in an agile environment to gain valuable experience in agile methodologies. Actively participate in agile ceremonies: scrum, sprint retros, sprint reviews e.t.c
Adopting new engineering methods and integrating them into your work processes.
Gain technical depth in knowledge of products in your team’s domain.
Developing expertise in your chosen field, whether it be Frontend OR Backend.
What we are looking for:
Candidates have experience in developing and/or consuming web services (REST ).
Demonstrable knowledge of Backend Software Development in Java.
You should demonstrate creativity, adaptability, and learning enthusiasm.
A credible git portfolio either on GitHub, Bitbucket or any other public repository.
Experience in Spring Boot or Angular.
Diploma, majoring in Computer Science,IT, Software engineering or related fields
Candidates who have completed their tertiary education and are awaiting graduation are invited to apply as well
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Discretion. You can maintain confidentiality to company data and intellectual property
Self-motivation to grow as a software engineer.
Why this role matters?
We are seeking innovative, self-driven software engineers who are constantly learning, embracing new technologies, and possess a natural curiosity for the world of opportunities available to them.
Why Work for Us?
At Cellulant, we are more than a payments company: we are bridge-builders. We believe that by simplifying the way people pay and get paid, we are connecting companies to their ambitions, people to opportunities, and Africa to the global economy. Our work goes beyond payments—it’s about what people, businesses, and communities can do when the movement of money becomes more dependable, seamless, and secure.
Some exciting things about us...
We have an extensive footprint: We have an office presence in 10 countries, and our products serve 24 countries across Africa, with a global workforce of about 300 employees.
We believe innovation is at the heart of Fintech: Thousands of market leaders and top enterprises trust our technology to power their payments. Our customers are in various sectors, including financial services, travel and hospitality, telecom, e-commerce, remittance companies, SaaS, and the gig economy.
We put our employees first: We offer market-related compensation, generous personal time off, and medical and life insurance benefits (markets permitting).
We seek collaborative builders. At Cellulant, we believe that great ideas happen when we come together. Therefore, we nurture a collaborative work environment that challenges, engages, and empowers each person to contribute to the growth and success of the business.
We solve for Africa’s digital economy: We’re solving payment challenges on the continent to create opportunities and accelerate economic growth for all of Africa.
We support a diverse and inclusive workforce: We focus on the growth and development of our employees through well-developed, individualised career paths, ensuring you reach your full potential in a supportive and delivery-oriented environment.
Our inclusivity pledge: At Cellulant, we value the diversity of our people and the customers we serve. We're committed to a workplace whe

Employment type
Fixed Term Contractor (FTC)- Hybrid

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