Software Developer at Freeme Digital

Main Purpose of Job

• Under the supervision of the General Manager and with operational reporting accountability to the
• Head of Business Affairs & Operations, you will primarily work as a Lead Developer and Technical
• Team Lead for FreeMe Digital Limited. As the Software Developer, you will be responsible for
• managing the delivery of your work as well as any developers that work under you. You will also
• serve as a mentor and technical resource to Freeme Digital.

Main responsibilities including but not limited to

• Interfacing with Senior Management to understand their business, goals and visions for products being supported by the company.
• Performing high quality work that not only meets the need of the company, but surpasses it.
• Ensuring that our developers are able to understand the business context and value of their tasks, as well as how it impacts users.
• Prioritizing the work that your team is responsible for to ensure that you’re always working on the highest value work that helps the company meet their objectives.
• Working with our tech team to decompose high level stories into smaller, specific tasks and provide high level design support to help them understand how to solve specific coding challenges.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to ensure that the work delivered is in accordance with the technical standards of the company.
• Encouraging a collaborative team environmentRegularly reporting the status of your team to Senior Management staff

Knowledge/Education

• Have a degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university.
• Able to pass a Tech Skills Assessment.
• Experience working alongside creative & marketing teams.

Skills/Experience

• Have at least 5 years of experience working in software development.
• Is proficient in at least one of the following stacks: Ruby/Ruby on Rails, PHP/Laravel, Python/Django, Java/Android, JavaScript/MEAN/PEAN/PREN.
• Have built iOS or Android mobile apps.
• A strong desire to mentor other developers.
• Have strong leadership skills
• Active in the Nigeria technology ecosystem, have good, well established and relevant industry relationships 

Personality/Character

• Have a vibrant personality and exceptional communication skills (English, verbal and written).
• Highly organised with ability to work well under pressure and meet set deadlines.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Have the ability to build rapport and communicate with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Must have a passion for media, music and entertainment and how technology can be leveraged to add value to these industries