React Developer (Founding Team) – Equity Position
Location: Remote (with occasional on-site collaboration in Norway)
Position Type: Part-time or Full-time (Equity-based compensation)
Deadline: 30.06.2025
About Caroyal
Caroyal is a Norwegian-Africa trade tech startup on a mission to empower trade for sustainable communities. We are building the Groupager™, a first-of-its-kind digital platform that lets multiple traders co-own shipping containers for importing/exporting goods transparently.
With an MVP already built with React, we’re looking for a passionate and ambitious Full-stack Javascript Developer to join our founding team and help scale our platform into a modern, real-time trade execution and networking solution—think the reliability of a trading system meets the interactivity of a social network.
Your Mission
- Take over and enhance our existing MVP built with React.
- Implement real-time trade execution flows, dynamic dashboards, and smart user interfaces.
- Build features that foster community interaction and user engagement (chat, feed, notifications).
- Optimize performance, responsiveness, and code quality across devices.
- Collaborate with the founder and product designer on UI/UX, product direction, and scalable features.
- Set a solid foundation for the backend/front-end architecture, security, and growth.
You Should Be Good At
- Expertise in React.js, React Hooks, and component architecture.
- Front-end state management tools like Redux, Context API, or equivalent.
- Creating pixel-perfect responsive UI with Tailwind CSS or similar frameworks.
- Integrating with REST APIs and, ideally, WebSockets for real-time features.
- Strong fundamentals in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS.
- Experience with Firebase, Supabase, or Node.js backends is a plus.
- Bonus: Familiarity with social networking features, real-time messaging, or trade systems.
Our Current/Target Tech Stack
- Frontend: React.js, Tailwind CSS, Redux, WebSockets
- Backend (target): Node.js, Firebase / Supabase / PostgreSQL
- Hosting/CI: Vercel, GitHub
- Design: Figma
- Collaboration: Slack, Trello
What We Offer
- Equity stake in Caroyal (founding team level).
- A seat at the table to shape the future of trade in emerging markets.
- Access to funding opportunities, global partners, and deep market data.
- Creative freedom to build, test, and scale meaningful technology.
- A highly supportive and impact-driven team working across Europe and Africa.
Who You Are
- You care about social impact, tech for good, and building with purpose.
- You’re a self-starter who thrives in an early-stage environment.
- You’re obsessed with quality code and elegant UI/UX.
- You’re looking to join a visionary team that values grit, transparency, and imagination.
How to Apply
Send us a short message introducing yourself, and include:
- Your GitHub/portfolio
- Notable React projects or products you’ve built
- Why you’re excited about Caroyal’s mission
Email: enquiry@caroyal.com
Subject: React Developer – Caroyal Application