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Head of Engineering (Financial Services)

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Freelance
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, South Africa, Senegal

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Experience in senior engineering roles, Successful recruitment and team management, Proficient in cloud technologies and microservices, Hands-on development experience required, BSc/MSc in Engineering or Computer Science.

Key responsabilities:

  • Lead and scale engineering teams in Europe/Africa
  • Foster a strong technical culture within the team
  • Oversee mobile, front-end, and back-end projects
  • Review product architecture and suggest improvements
  • Collaborate with product team on execution strategies
Yassir logo
Yassir Information Technology & Services SME https://yassir.com/
501 - 1000 Employees
About Yassir
Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world. We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally. Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era.We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.
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Job description

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for cutting-edge technology? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where innovation drives success? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! At Yassir we are revolutionizing the tech industry with our groundbreaking super app.
Our platform seamlessly integrates multiple services, providing users with unparalleled convenience and efficiency. As we continue to expand, we’re seeking a Head of Engineering to lead our talented team and drive our ambitious goals forward.

About your role as Head of Engineering
  • Hire outstanding engineering talents and scale our tech team across Europe/Africa.
  • Contribute to the company technical culture and be responsible for the success and personal growth of our engineers.
  • Oversee mobile, front-end and back-end development teams and their projects.
  • Ensure they can deliver their best work by spotting and alleviating blockers, setting IT processes, coaching teammates, and setting the bar for technical excellence.
  • Review architecture of products and suggest improvements.
  • Work with the product team to plan and oversee the execution of the product roadmap and contribute to designing strategies for future developments.

    • About your experience
  • Work experience as a head of engineering, engineer director or in a similar senior-level position at an engineering department
  • Successful track record recruiting outstanding tech talents and managing multiple engineering teams
  • Extensive experience with cloud technologies, microservices architecture, continuous delivery, and modern human-computer interfaces
  • Hands-on experience in back-end and front-end development and in enterprise architecture
  • Good understanding of agile methodologies
  • Leadership abilities with a strategic mind
  • Excellent project management skills, ideally experience managing remote teams.
  • Experience in a rapidly growing company in the fintech space
  • BSc/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science or relevant field

    • Why you should join Yassir
  • 😎 You will be part of one of the first Algerian startups to go through the Y Combinator program and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa. We are current in +40 cities (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, France and Germany)
  • 🤙🏽Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
  • 🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great
  • 📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive guidance
  • 💯 Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans

    • Required profile

    Experience

    Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
    Industry :
    Information Technology & Services
    Spoken language(s):
    English
    Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

    Hard Skills

    Cloud TechnologiesContinuous DeliveryTechnical RecruitmentFinancial Technology (FinTech)Front-End EngineeringProject ManagementMicroservices DevelopmentEnterprise ArchitectureAgile MethodologyBack End Testing

    Other Skills

    • Leadership
    • Team Management
    • Problem Solving
    • Distributed Team Management
    • Coaching
    • Strategic Planning
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