Head of Engineering at MyJobMag Limited

Our client is a leading financial institution in Nigeria.

LOCATION

Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid work mode)

JOB OBJECTIVE

To build and continually improve the mobile and web app in line with business strategy and customer feedback.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a technical mentor for Senior & Junior engineers (Frontend, Backend, SRE, QA & DevOps).
• Lead the delivery of large feature sets alongside the team.
• Independently lead feature discovery for product development.
• Publish technical blogs and speak at conferences. Interface with customers and provide technical direction to stakeholders.
• Propose and drive technical and process improvements.
• Contribute to and ensure the psychological safety of the team.
• Author architecture documents for large and complex stories.
• Hold team members accountable within their roles, ensuring timely and quality deliverables.
• Develop standards and procedures to ensure quality assurance is met and maintained.
• Collaborate across the entire product lifecycle, from concept to execution.
• Recommend new technologies and approaches to improve sprint efficiency.

SKILLS

• Serve as a polyglot programmer, with expertise in multiple programming languages.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems.
• Experience with multi-model databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Proficient in API technologies (REST, JSON, RPC), including API and semantic versioning (Semvar).
• Expertise in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Skilled in TDD/BBD testing frameworks.
• Proficient in Agile methodologies.
• Experience in the following technologies:
  • ReactJS, Golang, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Prisma, MongoDB, Spinnaker Pipelines, GraphQL, Rest API, Google Cloud Platform, Cassandra DB, CI/CD, Apache Pulsar, JIRA, and others.
• Demonstrated mentorship and leadership abilities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

KEY DELIVERABLES

• Work effectively in global/multicultural teams.
• Willingness to manage the team.
• Reside in the Nigeria.
• Release MVP features to market.
• Ensure the stability of the app by maintaining minimal downtime, tight security, and minimum bugs.
• Build a high-performance team capable of shipping and iterating quickly on the product roadmap, including:
  • CRM integration for customer support and operations.
  • Development and integration of all compliance requirements into the platform.
  • Integrating product analytics to better understand user behavior.
  • Rolling out other currencies (e.g., Dollar) on the platform.
  • Launching credit/loan features.
  • Rolling out investment features.

EDUCATION

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant technology certifications
   

SALARY

• Competitive salary, well over 120 million Naira per annum