Expert Frontend Typescript Engineer

The company Rescue.co is a rapidly growing tech startup revolutionizing emergency response. Our 24/7 Dispatch Center serves millions across East Africa. Our vision is to ensure emergency help is minutes away, anytime, anywhere. In the past five years, we've built a lifesaving platform and the largest ambulance and responder network in East Africa. Our platform has slashed response times by over 80%, saving countless lives. We're a diverse team of over 52 specialists in business, operations, software engineering, and emergency dispatch, based in Nairobi but reaching across Kenya and beyond. If you're passionate about making a difference during crises and can stay calm under pressure, we want you. Our Values: • Consistency: We maintain high standards in everything we do. • Design with EQ: We create with empathy, focusing on human needs. • Always Questioning: We encourage curiosity and continuous improvement. • Alignment: We work together towards common goals. Hiring Expert Frontend & Full-stack Javascript Engineers – Remote (Mission-Critical Systems) At Rescue.co, we build technology that saves lives. Every day, our dispatch systems connect people in urgent need with medical, security, and roadside assistance - faster, smarter, and with more reliability than ever before. We're looking for a Senior Frontend and Full-Stack Engineers to help design, build, and scale the core systems that keep our operations running smoothly in high-pressure, high-impact environments. If you thrive on meaningful challenges, love crafting reliable, well-thought-out systems, and want to be part of a team that directly impacts real lives - we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do You'll be part of a small, highly capable engineering team working in an async-first, remote environment. We value independence, but we also come together daily to keep projects moving and ideas flowing. You will: Build & Deliver • Design, develop, and deploy backend and frontend features for our mission-critical dispatch systems. • Implement APIs, event-driven workflows, and integrations with third-party services. • Ensure systems are performant, reliable, and scalable under high-traffic, high-stakes conditions. Collaborate & Communicate • Work closely with product managers, designers, and operations teams to understand and solve real-world problems. • Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps with clarity and rationale. • Document your work so others can build upon it effectively. Improve & Innovate • Optimize workflows with caching strategies, streamlined deployments, and automation. • Adopt and champion tools and assistants that make our work faster and better. • Continuously refine processes, from CI/CD to code review practices. What We're Looking For Must-Have Skills • Strong experience in ReactJS & Typescript. • Strong experience in Node.js (TypeScript required) for backend services. • Solid knowledge of frontend frameworks (React, Vue, and others). • Comfort handling databases. • Familiarity with event-driven systems and modern API design. • Experience building, deploying, and monitoring production systems. Nice to Have • Exposure to Python, Go, or other languages. • Experience with WebRTC, VoIP, or real-time communications. • Background in high-availability, low-latency systems. • Interest in rescue, emergency response, or impact-driven work. How We Work • Remote-first, async-friendly - work where you're most productive. • We trust you to manage your own time, but we also value our short daily syncs to align on priorities. • High autonomy - we value ownership and growth. • Clear communication over constant presence. Why You'll Love Working Here • Meaningful mission - your code directly helps save lives. • Modern stack - we use the right tools for the job and encourage innovation. • Fair compensation - we pay competitively for top talent. Generous leave packages after some time with the company. • Tight-knit team - small enough to move fast, experienced enough to do it right. Join Us If you want to work on systems that truly matter, in a culture that values both independence and collaboration, apply today. Let's build technology that makes a real-world difference. How to Apply Join us in our mission. Apply now, and let's make a positive impact together. Please submit your impressive journey in a one-page PDF CV. This helps us understand what you see as most important - to help us stick to consistency in this process, we will not review CVs longer than one page. So please be sure to highlight the most relevant experiences within a single page. At Rescue.co, we believe in the power of authenticity. We value you for who you are, regardless of your gender, age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, religion, veteran/military status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by local laws and regulations. We welcome you to apply!