Engineering Manager (f/m/x)

ABOUT THE ROLE

As part of our expansion effort, we are looking for a an engineering manager to join our Europe tech hub. You will be based out of Berlin or Paris and you will lead a tech team supporting Yassir's product development and delivery. You will own and build large scale systems and micro-services. Together with your team, you will design, develop, and deliver powerful applications in a highly dynamic environment. To be successful in this role, you should have outstanding technical skills and you are not afraid to be hands-on, you are confident leading and serving tech teams, good at juggling multiple products, and you thrive in high-growth environments.

• Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into pragmatic and effective technical solutions
• Contribute to hiring the engineering team for the product you are responsible for
• Work with the head of engineering to establish a culture of technical excellence and be responsible for the success and personal growth of your team
• Oversee engineering teams and their projects. Ensure they can deliver their best work by spotting and alleviating blockers and coaching teammates
• Build robust and scalable software in Node.js, Python or Go
• Help improve existing code quality through introducing quality assurance and performing code reviews
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and product

• At least three years work experience as an engineering manager or tech lead at an engineering department
• Extensive experience with cloud technologies, microservices architecture, continuous delivery, and modern human-computer interfaces
• Good understanding of agile methodologies
• Excellent leadership and project management skills, ideally experience managing remote teams.
• Solid OOP and software design knowledge – you should know how to create software that is extensible, reusable and meets desired architectural objectives
• Must have technical skills:
• Language: Node.Js, Python or Go
• Database: Mongodb or other.
• Framework: Express.js or other.
• Web architecture: Rest and restful APIs, micro-services
• Nice to have technical skills (Strongly advised for senior profiles):
• Containers: Docker, kubernetes
• Caching, Redis server
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-start, contribute under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Highly organized, creative and critical thinker
• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Experience in a rapidly growing company in the mobility or on-demand services space is a plus
• BSc/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science or relevant field

• 🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great
• 🎯Outstanding mentors who will support you in your growth
• 💸 Attractive salary and you even get a stake in the company
• 📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive support
• 📣 Learn to be pragmatic and make quick and sustainable decisions
• ⏱️ Flexible working hours, because we care about your outcome and not output
• 🤙🏽 Very strong team cohesion with daily and weekly activities

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN YASSIR

• Join one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa
• Have a lasting impact on our company's culture - you'll be one of the first employees in our Europe office.
• Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
• Work on some really hard technical challenges from identity infrastructure for Africans, digital payment networks to complex mapping and routing systems across the continent.
• We are the first Algerian startup to go through Y Combinator program and we’re backed by top investors