- Company: Cellulant Corporation
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: - Cellulant Corporation Jobs in KenyaIT/Telecom Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
Cellulant is a digital payments business. We run an ecosystem of consumers, merchants and banks in which we facilitate payments and build value through the value-added services we layer on top. In building this ecosystem we serve different types of customers with different products, in a range that includes mobile banking products, mobile credit products, USSD, SMS, and digital content. We are currently serving merchants and banks across 10 countries, and a wide set of industries
ABOUT JOB
As a tech lead, you own the end-to-end delivery of a critical component or set of applications in our payments products. You lead the team from the design, release, and maintenance of the software. You lead a team of 3 – 7 engineers owning the full lifecycle of a product.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the team to develop end-to-end software products to help businesses from different verticals create a suite of payment products.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other disciplines to explore the next iterations of the product/set of assigned products.
- Connect with businesses directly to understand and develop solutions for their Jobs-to-be-done.
- Leverages fluency in technical languages, operating systems, application programming interfaces, and troubleshooting (Java, React, Javascript, design patterns) to guide the team in delivering software
- Acts as the “technical product owner” in owning Tech Debt and planning and Discovery on technical deliverables.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
- 5 years+ experience in building software in a fast-paced industry with experience with Java, Javascript, REST APIs, and SQL.
- 1yr+ of technical leadership.
- Attention to scalability, resiliency, and building high-performance transactional systems.
- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms, proficient in at least one coding language, including but not limited to Python, Go, Javascript, Java, and C++.
- Scrum master certification and experience working with Agile software development approach.
- A deep understanding of building cloud-native applications and applying DevOps principles and CI and CD in delivering software.
- Work experience with Monetization Products and/or with a vertical industry (including Ecommerce, Retail, Auto, Travel, Financial Service, Entertainment, Local Business, and Gaming).
- Work experience in the payment industry building end-user experience products.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or above, majoring in Computer Science or related fields.
