Engineering Manager

Summary

Join us at Yassir as we expand our financial services and lead the continent into a digital economy era! We're seeking an engineering manager to lead our team of financial services developers, overseeing large-scale systems and micro-services, and contributing to hiring and technical excellence.

Requirements

• Previous experience with digital products or in a similar product role at a FinTech company, digital bank, or Payment provider
• At least three years of work experience as an engineering manager or tech lead at an engineering department
• Extensive experience with cloud technologies, microservices architecture, continuous delivery, and modern human-computer interfaces
• Good understanding of agile methodologies
• Excellent leadership and project management skills, ideally experience managing remote teams
• Solid software design knowledge – you should know how to create software that is extensible, reusable, and meets desired architectural objectives
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-start, contribute under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
• Highly organized, creative and critical thinker
• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Experience working with core banking software is a plus
• BSc/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant field

Responsibilities

• Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into pragmatic and effective technical solutions
• Contribute to hiring the engineering team for the product you are responsible for
• Work with the different stakeholders to establish a culture of technical excellence and be responsible for the success and personal growth of your team
• Oversee engineering teams and their projects. Ensure they can deliver their best work by spotting and alleviating blockers and coaching teammates
• Build robust and scalable software in Java
• Help improve existing code quality through introducing quality assurance and performing code reviews
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms, and product