Nairobi Fintech Hub
Pan-African Fintech Platform
From challenge to outcome
A pan-African fintech scaling across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa needed senior product and engineering firepower fast — but East Africa’s senior talent market is fiercely competitive. We built a hybrid team: senior Indian engineers and product leaders paired with high-potential local East African talent, all working in a remote-first model across five countries. The blend brought deep platform experience in, while developing a loyal local core.
The Challenge
Scale product and engineering teams while competing with global tech firms for East African talent.
Our Solution
Blended senior Indian engineers with local East African talent using a remote-first delivery model.
Our approach
Hybrid talent strategy
Combined Indian senior engineers with local East African hires for depth and market knowledge.
Remote-first sourcing
Screened for distributed-work capability across Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and India.
Slack-based onboarding
Structured async onboarding so teams in five time zones shipped together from week one.
Local market insight
Advised on East African salary bands, benefits and regulatory nuances for hiring.
“They built us a team that blends global engineering depth with true African market understanding.”
— CPO, Pan-African Fintech
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