Software Engineering Lead - Africa

Forward-Looking Technical Leadership

• Develop and communicate a strategic, extensible, and scalable technical roadmap that aligns with business objectives
• Set clear, measurable goals, responsibilities, and performance standards for individuals and the team
• Be accountable for the overall performance and outcomes of your engineering team
• Demonstrate expertise in software engineering best practices and guide the team in implementing them

Inspirational Team Building

• Attract and retain top engineering talent to build a productive, diverse, and highly engaged team
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, encouraging open communication, teamwork, and mutual respect
• Coach, mentor and professionally develop your team
• Lead the software engineering team in the African countries Zipline operates in

Results-oriented Project Management

• Set clear objectives, milestones, and effectively manage resources to achieve business objectives
• Adapt to changing priorities and effectively handle project challenges, setting and resetting expectations appropriately.
• Successfully deliver projects on time while ensuring quality standards
• Collaborate with the product management team on specific projects

Developer Experience Champion

• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to optimize efficiency and productivity
• Implement software development methodologies and best practices to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Successfully deliver code while ensuring quality, functionality, and timely delivery of software

What you'll bring

• 5+ years experience in software engineering
• 2+ years as an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role directly managing teams of 3+ engineers in a fast-paced environment
• Hands-on technical leadership with a strong software engineering background
• An understanding of backend or full stack development and microservice architecture
• A track record of building and leading software teams focused on cloud applications
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and executive leadership
• Previous experience in ERP or CRM systems is preferred 
• Experience working with International collaborators