We’re looking for an engineering manager to help us guide and develop the teams and processes which deliver the technology to run our country-scale supply chain platforms.
You will be responsible for recruiting, onboarding, evaluating and coaching engineering team members, as well as working closely with engineering, product and business teams to define and implement processes and tools to enable rapid, reliable delivery of tech solutions.
Although code contribution will not be your main focus, we are looking for a candidate with experience in engineering, to better inform their process and coaching work.
You will report directly to the CTO, and play a key role in helping shape the structure of Field's engineering organisation. Location is flexible within a few ours of our timezone. Candidates close to offices in Berlin, Nairobi or Abuja are preferred. The compensation range for this role is eur80k-110k.
Required
- Professional software development experience, working on live enterprise systems
Professional experience in an engineering management role, with a demonstrable track record of building and effective teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and high degree of emotional and interpersonal awareness
- MS/BA/BS in computer science, or comparable work experience
- Creative and investigative mindset with a strong desire to learn new domains
- Professional experience working with diverse, cross-cultural teams
- Location: Our team is largely remote, however for this people-focused role, we would like a candidate to be able to spend time (1-3 months in the first 12) on the ground in our operational markets (Nigeria especially), to learn the context and work directly with our technical teams
- Language skills: English (fluent)
Bonus
- Experience building and managing data-driven decision-support systems
- Experience with supply chain applications
- Experience working with engineering teams in both Europe and Nigeria