Women Founders; the in between.

EshePay — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 04:35:35 +0000

It was during the dotcom boom that I realized tech was a passion. I did not come from a tech background but I decided to build a tech company while in university. I did not second guess or question the risk. I was obsessed after seeing so many companies being started by college students, drop-outs, people with talent, desire, dedication and but no money. Being talented, passionate, driven, tried and tested, I believed I would do it. Bring to life an idea that was for all intents and purposes a SAAS targeting the hip hop entertainer, entrepreneurs, artist and community. We thought if we offer a service that provided in all in one platform for marketing, community, product sales, events and entertainment sponsorship, it would fill a need at the time. That need was to give Hip Hop the opportunity to get out of regions and to grow our business in a Billion+ market with the wave wr saw coming. Hip Hop was growing and I knew that it would grow 100x plus in 10 years. However, it was considered a trend and regulated to certain ethnic groups. Main stream white America didn't see their children becoming a part of the Hip Hop culture. I saw kids listening to the music, memorizing lyrics, showing up at clubs to hear rappers. It was a matter of time before they would be wearing Hip Hop style clothing, street dancing and yes even becoming rappers. I'm not a psychic, I just new a little history and I new it would be copied, adopted then go mainstream. My startup didn't make it long enough to participate in that adoption. You see, I was an anomaly. I am a POC, female, no coding skills and not a part of the establishment (silicon valley). I was young, naive and unaware that women would not be considered seriously. My confidence was based on my experience, working since I was 13, serving in the military responsible for the lives of over 200 men and women and I had entrepreneurial experience. I was not aware that those were not the characteristics investors looked for in a startup founder. I found myself learning something new about being female/wombman and that was I wasn't invisible. Though that seemed to be the case. We, wonen have never been invisible. We have given life to entire countries. Led, maintained, nursed, supported, been the life-line for most endeavors and all things created by man. It's actually fear on both sides, created by some who fear our capacity and a belief and that our divine design is still inferior. However, the truth is, we really have nothing to prove. We have already done it over and over again. What we must understand is that is we are capable of anything. Our femininity or masculinity is not defined in terms of appearance, jobs, motherhood, the clothes we wear or lack of. We were divinely designed to create and experience. To live the fullest life we possibly can. To not allow anyone to define, set boundaries or limits on our potential. The women who came before us have already created the path. So if you find yourself facing obstacles, know that it is an illusion and a reality check to teach you something about yourself. Learn the lesson and the obstacle illusion will fade.

Technical Co-founder/Software Engineer

EshePay — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:16:16 +0000

If you are looking for an opportunity of a lifetime, this is it. We are a pre-seed Fintech Startup. We are creating a defi ecosystem to fill a need in a multi-trillion market that is under-served and/or un-served. You will be joining the initial team which means there is equity and a permanent founding role.

As a Technical Co-founder/ Software Engineer you will lead the design and implementation of regulated payments infrastructure. Your expertise will enable seamless money movement and high-conversion payment acceptance across products and partner ecosystems. Together, we will build bridges, and increase financial access for billions.

The software we develop will be written in various languages, depending on what is most suitable for the project. We code in Web3js; Rust, Python, TypeScript, React, Javascript, Node js and we occasionally have to dive into codebases of other blockchains for interoperability, so we will deal with code written in Rust, C++, Rafiki, TypeScript, and a host of smart contract languages. Speed and optimization is important so, using AI code creators/editors is a must to save time, energy and rework.

Importantly, you’re are a budding engineer who has a passion for Web3/blockchain technology, an eye for security, and a drive to build systems that change the game and understand we are not just another blockchain project.

You’ll be building defi products and services on decentralized networks like ICP, XRPL, Interledger. You’ll focus on ensuring scalability, resilience, and security.

You’re the one who will create a faster, more reliable, and secure foundation for our company's future.

Your contribution will set new standards for DeFi!

To be considered you’ll need to have few years spent learning and understanding the DeFi Ecosystem, AI, Distributed Ledger ODL, ILP. You’ll understand smart contracts as well.

Finally, you’ll also need to:

Write clean and efficient code
Make use of AI code creators/editors ie.. (Cursor)
Be a team player
Be able to review and give relevant feedback
Be able to take ownership of your projects and work independently
Be able to work in a small team
Work asynchronously with our team
Build a resilient interface
Be able to read and understand applied mathematics(finance/economics)
Web3js, React, Typescript, Java, Rafiki
Web3 libraries (ethers.js, view/wagmi, …)
Understanding the architecture of smart contracts, DAOs and Web3 in general
Being able to work from a Figma design
Know how to build code that is ready for change, we expect you to build Web Applications that can accommodate changes 6-12 months down the road.

Nice to have:
Experience or knowledge with DeFi payments:
Relevant project examples (Github link or other)
Remote work experience
Portfolio includes payments, defi project/s

DEV Community: EshePay

Women Founders; the in between.

Technical Co-founder/Software Engineer