Engineering Manager, Switch & Channels Apps at Appzone Limited

Appzone Limited is Africa's leading provider of Integrated Banking and Payment software platforms and incidentally creator of BankOne; the world's leading cloud infrastructure for Banking and Payment processing targeted at Small and Medium financial Institutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineering Manager, Switch & Channels Apps

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Lead the development of products and features enhancements from design through to deployment.
• Oversee the development of functional applications on the server-side of the Switch & Channels Apps
• Write high-quality code in C# and other languages as required, analyzing data, and contributing to the design and implementation of applications.
• Lead a team of engineers and ensure the production of scalable and functional applications that meet specifications.
• Perform code reviews, inspecting code quality and assuring process adherence.
• Analyze and contribute to user stories by discussing with the product owner.
• Training and providing technical guidance, mentorship and coaching to junior engineers, mid-level engineers and newbie engineers on company-related frameworks.
• Drafting application operating procedures and technical documentation as required.
• Setting goals for the team and cascading individual objectives as may be required.
• Building and improving application CI/CD pipelines and keeping tabs with the latest industry trends and technologies.
• Actively participate in scrum processes with team members.
• Collaborating and ensuring a smooth run of operations across multiple teams.
• Conduct testing of new features and functionality to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Work with containers and messaging services to ensure that our products are scalable and reliable.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and maintainability and perform root cause analysis on application issues and develop solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to our software products.
• Document product enhancements and communicate changes to relevant stakeholders.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices to ensure that product enhancements are innovative and effective.
• Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support the team and business needs.

Requirements

• B.Sc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, or a related field of study from an accredited higher institution.
• 5+ years related work experience in software engineering, including at least 2 years of experience as an Engineering Manager or Software Engineering Lead, preferably within the Fintech sector.
• Strong understanding of C#, .NET framework, SQL databases; and knowledge of web-based technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and other similar frameworks such as ReactJs, Angular, etc., will be a plus.
• Experience with system design and architecture, including designing scalable and reliable systems.
• Experience with containerization, messaging services and other cloud services such as Docker, Azure Service Bus, Kafka and other similar services
• Experience in leading projects and mentoring junior software engineers and team members.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong knowledge of servers and cloud infrastructure e.g., Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Knowledge of Microservices architecture and containerization strategies.
• Ability to take ownership of projects and lead a team with high emotional intelligence.
• Experience on any Switch &/ Channels Apps and/or related Apps, in a Fintech startup, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, will be a plus.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.