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Kuda Tech Stack

Mobile banking and lending platform for African markets

Financial Services London, England 201–500 employees Founded 2019 Privately Held

Kuda operates a neobank and lending platform serving African customers with mobile-first financial services. The tech stack spans Python, Java, and Azure/AWS infrastructure for core banking and payments, with emerging focus on data infrastructure (BigQuery, Dataflow, Kafka) and pricing optimization. Hiring is concentrated in data (5 roles) and product roles at lead level, reflecting a shift toward evidence-based pricing and credit risk management — both explicitly listed pain points.

Tech Stack 35 technologies

Core StackPython Java JavaScript C# Cypress Selenium Postman Azure DevOps Bitbucket BigQuery SQL Server Kafka AWS .NET Trello Jira Swift Azure SQL Dataform Pub/Sub Dataflow REST assured Appium Azure NET Core SOAP ISO 8583 Swift Package Manager Cocoa Touch UIKit+5 more

What Kuda Is Building

Challenges

  • Lack of evidence-based pricing
  • Reducing operational friction
  • Expanding customer base in key markets
  • Meeting monthly sales targets
  • Ensuring compliance with kyc and aml
  • Identifying portfolio risks
  • Optimizing credit policies
  • Enhancing collection strategies
  • Optimizing cost efficiency
  • Optimising cost-to-serve

Active Projects

  • Design and implement pricing architecture
  • Build analytical infrastructure for pricing
  • Run pricing experiments
  • Roadshows
  • Community fairs
  • A/b testing for lending and collections optimization
  • Credit policy refinement
  • Profit and loss forecasting
  • Core banking platform
  • Payments & cards platform

Hiring Activity

Accelerating10 roles · 10 in 30d

Department

Data
5
Product
2
Engineering
1
Finance
1
Sales
1
Support
1

Seniority

Lead
6
Mid
3
Senior
1
VP
1
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About Kuda

Kuda is a fintech company founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, operating a digital banking platform for African users. The platform offers money transfers, budgeting tools, investment access, and lending via mobile devices, positioning itself as an alternative to traditional banking. The 201–500 person team operates primarily across Nigeria and South Africa. Core engineering runs on Python, Java, and .NET with Azure and AWS backing; payments and lending logic are built on ISO 8583 and credit policy systems. Recent project focus spans core banking platform modernization, payments and cards infrastructure, and pricing architecture — underpinned by new analytical infrastructure for A/B testing and credit optimization.

HeadquartersLondon, England
Company Size201–500 employees
Founded2019
Hiring MarketsNigeria, South Africa

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does Kuda use?

Primary languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, C#. Infrastructure: Azure, AWS, Azure SQL, BigQuery. Data pipelines: Kafka, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, Dataform. Testing: Cypress, Selenium, Appium. Payments: ISO 8583, SOAP, REST.

What is Kuda working on?

Core projects: pricing architecture design and optimization via A/B testing and analytics infrastructure; core banking platform; payments and cards platform; credit policy refinement and collections optimization; P&L forecasting and cost efficiency.

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