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Build the infrastructure
for the diaspora

CarryMate is an early-stage startup solving a real problem for diaspora communities worldwide. If you have felt this problem personally, we want to hear from you.

We are a small, focused team at pre-seed stage. Every hire shapes the company. We move fast, trust each other, and build for the community we come from.
How we work

Five things we believe

Community first

Every product decision runs through one question: does this make the diaspora community trust us more? Revenue follows trust, never the reverse.

Hire for mission fit

Someone who has personally felt this problem will outperform a more technically experienced hire who has not. Cultural proximity to our community is not optional.

Own the delivery

When something goes wrong, we fix it — even when it is technically not our fault. Trust is built in the hard moments.

Speed over perfection early

Ship fast in the first six months. Tighten every process once we have users. Perfection in the wrong order is procrastination.

Radical internal transparency

Weekly metrics shared with the whole team, including burn rate and runway. No one should be surprised by a difficult month.

Direct and kind

We say what we think and we say it with care. Honesty without kindness is cruelty. Kindness without honesty is cowardice.

Open roles

We are hiring

All roles are remote-first with a preference for candidates based in London, Lagos, or Accra. Equity offered at all levels.

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Trust & Operations Manager
📍 London (hybrid)🕐 Full-time💰 £32–40k + equity
Runs dispute resolution, traveler KYC manual reviews, corridor operations, and customer support. The person who keeps CarryMate trustworthy. Must have high emotional intelligence and strong judgment — not just the ability to follow a process. Diaspora background strongly preferred.
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Community Growth Lead
📍 London (hybrid)🕐 Full-time💰 £35–45k + equity
Owns community acquisition, WhatsApp group strategy, church and faith network partnerships, university African society programmes, and content creation for diaspora audiences. Must be deeply embedded in Nigerian and/or Ghanaian diaspora communities in the UK. This is not a standard marketing role.
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Backend Engineer
📍 Remote🕐 Full-time💰 £55–70k + equity
Works on the Fastify + tRPC backend — matching engine, escrow logic, payment integrations, customs intelligence API, and background workers. Node.js + TypeScript + PostgreSQL. Second engineering hire after the CTO. Choose someone who improves the codebase, not just adds to it.
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Compliance & Partnerships Associate
📍 London (hybrid)🕐 Part-time or full-time💰 £28–38k + equity
Supports the KYC programme, AML monitoring, corridor-specific customs guide updates, and business development with corridor partners (airports, airlines, community organisations). Background in compliance, trade law, or financial services preferred. Nigeria or Ghana market knowledge a significant advantage.
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Don't see your role?

We are always interested in exceptional people who believe in what we are building. If you have relevant experience and a personal connection to the diaspora community we serve, send us a note.

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What we offer

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Meaningful equity

Every full-time hire gets options in the company. We are early — your equity matters. Vesting over 4 years with a 1-year cliff.

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Remote-first

Work from wherever you do your best thinking. We are a distributed team with members in London, Lagos, and Accra.

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Travel on the corridors

We encourage team members to fly the corridors we serve. Understanding the experience is part of the job.

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Learning budget

£500 per year for books, courses, and conferences. If it makes you better at your job, we cover it.

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Health coverage

Private health insurance for UK-based employees from month one. Equivalent support for non-UK team members.

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Community first

You will work on something that genuinely matters to people who look like us. That is not a perk — it is the whole point.