Senior Software Engineer

About the role

Meedan is a nonprofit building digital tools and programs to make information more accessible and distributed. This is a fully remote, full‑stack Senior Software Engineer role focused on Suwali, a platform for knowledge and content accessible through messaging and conversational tools, with ownership from planning through production and follow‑up.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with technical and non‑technical teammates to understand user and partner needs
• Turn broad goals into a practical plan and break work into manageable steps
• Build and improve features across the stack with strong user experience
• Own work from exploration to testing, deployment, and follow‑up
• Use data and feedback to assess usefulness and determine adjustments
• Communicate progress, decisions, and blockers clearly, asynchronously when needed

What they're looking for

• Ownership and initiative with the ability to follow through
• Product judgment to balance user needs, effort, and technical quality
• Pragmatism and pace with focus on MVPs and avoiding over‑engineering
• Comfort with ambiguity and asking useful questions to proceed
• Clear written and spoken English and ability to align a remote team
• Curiosity and willingness to learn, including evaluating AI tools thoughtfully

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing indicates a fully remote role with a time zone preference between UTC -4 and +1; confirm if this includes Nigeria before interviewing
• Location is remote; time zone alignment is preferred but not guaranteed, confirm during interview
• Pay range is specified as location and experience dependent; currency not stated here