Creative Technologist Job at Korapay

Korapay is a payment infrastructure servicing a wide band of businesses making local and international payments. We are a marketplace for digital financial services across Africa. Our vision, which is at the core of what we do every day, is to create a world void of digital financial barriers across Africa. We are committed to delivering reliable, secure, and easy to use digital financial solutions to every single customer with a guarantee that it is improving their lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Creative Technologist
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description
The Creative Technologist will:
Rapid Prototyping & Product Acceleration:

• Rapidly design and build interactive prototypes using AI development tools (e.g., Lovable, LLM APIs, automation workflows).
• Convert strategy documents, innovation concepts, and internal ideas into working MVPs within short cycles.
• Lead early experimentation on new product directions (AI agents, fraud intelligence, merchant analytics, automation tools).
• Shorten idea-to-validation timelines across the Innovation team.

Engineering Architecture & Technical Strategy:

• Design scalable system architectures aligned with Kora’s core stack and long-term platform roadmap.
• Define APIs, data flows, integration patterns, and technical boundaries for new initiatives.
• Evaluate technical feasibility and architectural trade-offs during innovation planning.
• Ensure prototypes are designed with production transition in mind.
• Contribute to technical standards and design principles for AI-native systems.

UI/UX & Product Experience Design:

• Design intuitive, high-trust user experiences for internal and merchant-facing platforms.
• Create dashboards, AI agent interfaces, fraud explainability views, and automation tools.
• Establish consistent interaction patterns for AI-enabled products.
• Ensure clarity, transparency, and usability in data-heavy and risk-sensitive interfaces.

AI-Native Product Development:

• Integrate LLMs, automation layers, and AI agents into product workflows.
• Design AI systems that balance intelligence, explainability, and business impact.
• Support experimentation with RAG architectures and AI orchestration models.
• Contribute to responsible AI design aligned with governance and compliance needs.

Strategic Innovation & Business Enablement:

• Work closely with the Head of Innovation to align product experimentation with revenue growth and strategic priorities.
• Support executive demos, board-level prototypes, and strategic showcases.
• Contribute to innovation roadmap planning and prioritization.
• Identify opportunities where design, automation, or AI can unlock operational efficiency or commercial growth.
• Act as a bridge between business strategy and technical execution across teams.

Requirements
Qualifications:

• 4–8 years of experience in product engineering, design engineering, innovation engineering, or similar hybrid role.
• Strong understanding of frontend development (React/Next.js preferred) and API-driven systems.
• Working knowledge of backend architecture principles and scalable system design.
• Demonstrated UI/UX capability (Figma or equivalent), especially for complex or data-intensive platforms.
• Experience using AI tools or integrating LLMs into real-world product workflows.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to evaluate long-term architectural implications.
• Ability to move quickly from concept to functional prototype.
• Clear communication skills and comfort presenting to both technical and executive audiences.
• Experience in fintech or regulated environments is a plus.