Jumia in Porto
At Jumia Porto Tech Center, we boast over 16 different nationalities with around 350 employees from various business areas, including IT, Finance, and HR. The IT team represents 75% of our workforce, showcasing our identity as a major tech company. We embrace an innovative spirit and work under the most updated technologies and methodologies, particularly the Agile philosophy. Technology, for us, is about improvement; we aim to leverage it to enhance everyday life in Africa by delivering convenient and affordable online services to consumers, helping them fulfill basic everyday needs. While we are present in Africa, we also strive to take the African economy online, assisting small and large businesses in growing and reaching new consumers. This mission drives our day-to-day decisions.
We are looking for great people to join our amazing teams and celebrate our achievements. At Jumia, we work hard, but we do Tech With Purpose!
Are you eager to work in a great team and share knowledge? Do you enjoy problem analysis and solving? Do you have a solution-oriented and proactive attitude? If yes, Jumia Porto Tech Center is the place for you!
What you will be doing
* Be part of the Jumia Engineering Management team and play a key role in Jumia’s technology plan.
* Be a role model for the Jumia Values.
* Lead the delivery of key projects with high quality and within timelines.
* Coach engineers in your team and set their career paths.
* Drive your team on a continuous lookout for improvement.
* Build reliable systems that scale to Jumia's ambitions.
* Communicate effectively with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders.
* Partner with the product lead to manage project scope and ensure technical deliverables are met.
* Identify headcount needs for the team, plan, and recruit to fill these needs.
* Find a group of humble and smart people ready to grow together.
* Change the Internet landscape in Africa and the World through your team.
What we are looking for
* Experience as an individual contributor or Engineering Manager working with agile methodologies.
* Experience in managing Backend Software Engineering teams (e.g., JAVA).
* A track record of leading effective teams (officially or unofficially - this may be your first experience as an Engineering manager).
* Experience with effort estimation and leading project delivery within timelines and quality standards, removing blockers when needed.
* Experience in collaborating with Principal Engineers to define solutions.
* Comfortable with Agile Metrics and continuously improving team performance.
* An eye for recruiting great talent.
* A strong understanding of managing technical debt and investing in quality for improved speed.
* The ability to be autonomous and own your decisions.
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