Jobs at Jibs-Ray Nigeria Limited

Key Responsibilities
Technical Project Leadership & Delivery:

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent technical projects (e.g., legacy modernization, new product development, platform maintenance).
• Facilitate key Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives) with a focus on technical outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Translate high-level business requirements into well-defined user stories with clear technical acceptance criteria.
• Understand and challenge technical estimates, identifying risks and dependencies early.

Technical Oversight & Risk Management:

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks, including architectural debt, integration bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and performance constraints.
• Create and maintain visibility into technical health metrics (e.g., code quality, test coverage, build stability, tech debt).
• Facilitate lightweight technical review sessions to ensure architectural alignment and knowledge sharing across teams.

Team Enablement & Burnout Prevention:

• Implement and protect sustainable pacing strategies, such as focused sprints and dedicated "wellness time" for tech debt and innovation.
• Monitor and act upon team health indicators, using retrospective feedback and morale metrics to guide process improvements.
• Shield the development team from external distractions and context-switching, managing stakeholder expectations effectively.
• Empower teams to make technical decisions and own their outcomes.

Stakeholder & Portfolio Management:

• Provide clear, concise, and transparent communication to both technical and non- technical stakeholders.
• Manage a prioritized portfolio backlog, making data-driven decisions on trade-offs between scope, time, quality, and team health.
• Report on project progress, technical health, and team morale, providing leadership with a realistic view of project status and portfolio risks.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of project management experience in a software development environment, with at least 3 years in an Agile/Scrum role.
• Proven track record of managing multiple technical projects or complex product backlogs simultaneously.
• Deep, practical knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and Lean principles.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile project management tools.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

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Role Summary

• Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java or Go (Golang) and modern backend technologies.
• The ideal candidate will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems that power our digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend systems, microservices, and APIs using Java (Spring Boot) or Go.
• Architect, implement, and maintain database schemas (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis).
• Integrate external APIs and third-party services securely and efficiently.
• Implement CI/CD, automated testing, and code review processes.
• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize deployments, monitoring, and scaling.
• Participate in technical design sessions and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Ensure systems meet high standards of performance, reliability, and security.
• Mentor junior developers and promote best coding practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot) or Go (Golang).
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API design.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Good knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with Git, unit testing frameworks, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean).
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and team collaboration abilities.

Preferred:

• Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS).
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of system security, API gateway design, and observability (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).