About this role:
- We are looking for a Lead
Developer to join Jumia’s Engineering management team. You will be in
charge of setting a fantastic engineering experience for your
team(s), its delivery, growth, and career path, and you will interface
with multiple stakeholders to discuss current projects and the vision for
future ones. We grow through our technology and you will play a key
role in it.
Main Responsibilities:
- Be part of the Jumia Engineering
Management team and play a key role in Jumia’s technology plan
- Be a role model for the
Jumia Values
- Coach engineers in your team and
set their career path
- Drive your team on
a continuous lookout for improvement
- Build reliable systems that scale
to Jumia’s ambitions
- Interact and communicate
effectively with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders
- Partner with the product lead to
manage project scope and ensure the technical deliverables are met
- Identify headcount needs for the
team, plan and recruit to fill these needs
- Find a group of humble and
smart people ready to make you grow and to grow with you
- Change the Internet landscape in
Africa and the World through your team
You
have:
- 6+ years experience as an
individual Software Engineer contributor working with Java technologies
and agile methodologies
- A track record of leading
effective teams (officially or unofficially – this may be your first
experience as engineering manager)
- An eye for recruiting great
people
- A great sense to manage technical
debt and you know investing in quality will make you go faster
- The ability to be autonomous and
to own your decisions
- The ambition to grow the company
and within the company
- A great technical sense to
challenge engineers and product to make the right decisions
- Full professional English
proficiency
How To Apply