Software Engineering Manager job at SafeBoda

Vacancy title:
Software Engineering Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics , Category: Computer & IT ]

Jobs at:

SafeBoda

Deadline of this Job:
22 November 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 08, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
At SafeBoda we always try to work with the latest technology and we are obsessed with the user experience. We follow agile methodologies in a team split on 3 main products: Mobile Apps for drivers, passengers and partners (merchants, agents & vendors), and a Company Admin Portal.

What is the role?
SafeBoda is hiring for a software engineering manager to manage our back end software systems. In this role you will be expected to perform the following.
• Design, execute, and maintain back end software engineering applications. This includes microservices, API’s, devops, and databases.
• Supervise training and development of back end software engineering staff.
• Ensure software deliverables are held up to the company standard through code reviews, and managing software quality assurance
• Assign work to back end software engineering personnel and manage their performance.
• Support to recruit engineering personnel, technical staffing and project teams formation.
• Supervise back end engineering deliverables.
• Manage continuing support and provide system metrics for back end technical stack.
• Present practical input for strategic technology decisions.
• Support preparation of Technology Roadmap.
• Comply with all tech, product departmental as well as company best practices.
• Help translation of business requirements into technical needs and actions.
• Supervise reporting responsibility for independent software contractors, software engineers and outsourcing partners.
• Ensure software engineering personnel is suitably trained to perform all job functions and suitably use project and software related tools.
• Help determine and design system specifications & standards.
• Investigate, and analyze technology improvements, upgrades, and modifications.
• You will develop features across multiple subsystems including collaboration in requirements definition, prototyping, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• You will design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• You will analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• You will assist with the packaging and support deployment of releases.

Desired Technical Skills
• 5 + years of software development experience
• Experience with functional programming a plus
• Vast knowledge for backend software programming languages such as Elixir, Node JS, and PHP
• Experience with working with SQL and NOSQL database technologies
• Demonstrated experience producing readable and testable code
• Have extensive experience working hands-on in an agile environment
• Cares about quality and know what it means to ship high quality code
• Can identify, debug and resolve complex production issues
• Experience with distributed systems, architectural patterns/styles, and design patterns would be an advantage.

Desired Personal Skills
• Critical thought, analytical thinking and good communication skills
• Capacity to work with members of the team working in different countries
• Good organizational and time management abilities
• Great attention to detail and a results driven approach
• Willing to go above and beyond; we would like someone who wants everything under control and wants to try all the different possibilities that can happen
• An attitude of accountability and knowledge-sharing. You enjoy reviewing others' code and sharing your knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Empathy, respect and a big sense of humor; we are people before engineers
• English communication skills

Benefits:
• Competitive salary
• Free tasty lunch everyday for all staff at the SafeBoda academy
• Free SafeBoda wallet balance to take daily rides to and from work
• Life & Health Insurance
• Paid Annual leave
• A supportive team environment with mentorship from SafeBoda leadership
• Contribute to our mission to empower communities to thrive and scale with our rapidly growing startup

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

 

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https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2785171513/


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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 22 November 2021
Duty Station: Kenya
Posted: 08-11-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 08-11-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 08-11-2065
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