Engineering at its most focused.
We have no layers of project management. No ticket farms. No bureaucratic friction. You will work directly with clients whose products genuinely matter, and you will see the impact of your code in production within weeks, not months.
Gathai Systems is an engineering-first firm. We value deep work, clear communication, and architectural rigour. If you are tired of building things fast and wrong, you belong here.
We benchmark compensation to global market rates — not local equivalents — because we believe the quality of engineering coming out of Nairobi is world-class and should be compensated accordingly.
We invest in the growth of every team member: structured mentorship, conference attendance, a personal learning budget, and a culture of internal knowledge sharing that genuinely makes everyone better.
See Open RolesRemote-first Culture
Work from anywhere in Africa. We operate on a remote-first basis with occasional synchronous offsites to keep us connected.
Global-rate Compensation
Our salary bands are benchmarked to European and North American engineering rates. We pay for talent, not geography.
Learning & Development
An annual budget for books, courses, and certifications. If it makes you a better engineer, we'll pay for it.
Equipment Budget
Your choice of high-end laptop and any peripherals you need to do your best work. We don't compromise on tooling.
Flexible Hours
We care about outcomes and collaborative availability, not punch clocks. Manage your own time as a professional.
Small, Senior Team
No layers of management. No ticket farms. You'll work directly with the founding team and senior engineers. Every person makes a visible difference.
“I joined because the work was genuinely hard and the team was genuinely good. A year later, I've shipped more impactful things here than in three years elsewhere.”
Amina Wanjiku — Senior Frontend EngineerPositions built for builders.
We are looking for exceptional talent to join our remote-first engineering practice. If you don't see a perfect match but believe you belong here, send an open application.
Engineering
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Backend Engineering Lead
Design
Senior Product Designer
Our hiring process, in full.
We respect your time. Our process is structured, transparent, and moves as fast as you do. No multi-month loops, no surprise assessment rounds.
Application
Submit your CV, portfolio, and a short note on why Gathai Systems. We read everything — no automated filtering.
Intro Call
A 30-minute video call with a senior team member. Conversational — we're assessing fit as much as skills, and so are you.
Technical Assessment
A focused, paid technical exercise. Typically 3–4 hours. You'll work on a problem representative of our actual client work.
Final Interview
A 60-minute session covering your technical submission, past work, and how you'd approach real scenarios we've encountered.
We typically respond to initial applications within 72 business hours.