Software Engineer (New Grads) - Harare

About Loko

Loko is building the logistics and commerce backbone for African cities. We connect restaurants, couriers, and customers across Zimbabwe with real-time dispatch, dual-currency payments, and tools that work on the networks people actually use.

We’re early, growing quickly, and solving problems that don’t have ready-made answers. Every order that moves through Loko touches software our small team writes, and the combination of hard engineering and real local impact is something we don’t take for granted.

If building a generational company out of Harare resonates with you, please apply.

The Role

We’re looking for new-grad engineers to help build the systems that power Loko. You’ll work across the backend and full stack — from the order pipeline and dispatch to payments and the dashboards merchants and riders rely on every day — shipping features alongside experienced engineers.

This is a role where you’ll contribute to real problems from day one. We expect you to ramp up quickly, take ownership of your work, and operate with increasing independence as you learn the codebase.

What You'll Work On

You’ll contribute to projects across our stack. Some examples:

• Dispatch: real-time assignment of orders to riders, with ETAs and live routing across Harare
• Merchant tools: menu management, order flow, and operations dashboards used by restaurants every day
• Payments & payouts: dual-currency (USD / ZiG) wallet, mobile-money integrations, and daily merchant settlement
• Ops visibility: live order pipelines, anomaly alerts, rider heatmaps, and internal admin tooling

You Might Be a Fit If You

• Are graduating (or recently graduated) with a CS degree or equivalent background
• Have internship experience or significant projects where you wrote production-quality code
• Can take a problem, figure out an approach, and unblock yourself when you get stuck
• Prefer shipping over perfection but still care about quality
• Want to work at a startup where you’ll have real responsibility early

Perks & Benefits

• Free Loko credits for daily meals
• Modern Harare office with a flexible on-site schedule
• Medical-aid coverage
• Pension contribution
• Learning stipend for courses, books, and conferences
• Meaningful equity in what we’re building

Loko is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.