Engineering Manager (FinTech / Jira / Product) at Black Pen Recruitment

Job Description

• Are you an experienced Engineering Manager (FinTech / Jira / Product) in the FinTech space? Do you have hands-on financial operation experience?
• Our client is looking to hire a talented Engineering Manager to join their team in Nigeria. The team consists of innovators and builders with domain expertise in the lending space.
• They share a determination to continue leveraging data driven approaches to problem solving by building products that the market needs and API integrations that drive value across the board.

Responsibilities

• Supervise engineering deliverables.
• Design, execute, utilize and maintain software engineering applications.
• Prepare all required Technical Proposal pertinent to software engineering.
• Support preparation of Technology Roadmap.
• Plan strategies for the development of designs and products on schedule and on budget
• Help translation of business requirements into technical needs and actions.
• Provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions, when needed
• Help hire, train, and mentor other engineers and supporting staff.
• Ensure software engineering personnel is suitably trained to perform all job functions and suitably use project and software related tools.
• Prioritize, delegate and supervise all engineers’ activities and deliverables
• Manage, support, and evaluate engineers’ performance
• Strategizing and brainstorming opportunities for career development, mentoring and training for your people,
• Preparing reports and writing performance reviews, and very important, using and tracking performance metrics.
• Collaborate closely with upper management and leadership to ensure the wellbeing of your department and the alignment with the company culture and goals.
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers, stakeholders and contractors
• Brainstorm solutions for potential roadblocks or new features
• Documenting and improving processes at work, reviewing customer feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or similar related field preferred, but not required.
• 5+ years of experience in software development and team management
• In-depth knowledge of programming languages such as Python and JavaScript
• Ability to mentor junior software developers, as well as to collaborate with all stakeholders
• Extensive experience in developing, deploying, and integrating software solutions
• Proficiency in documenting processes and monitoring performance metrics
• Knowledge of best practices related to data encryption and cybersecurity
• Ability to keep up with software industry trends and innovation
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to peer review code and enforce best coding practices
• Proficiency using JIRA to project manage and track engineering performance.