Software Engineering Manager at Cavista

At Cavista, we are building a team of over 100 engineers in Lagos Nigeria. We are always seeking talented individuals interested in a challenging and rewarding career. If you are interested in doing work that makes a difference, come join our team.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• This is a full-time, salaried role, based in Lagos, Nigeria.
• A Software Engineering Manager to lead, mentor and manage multiple agile teams comprised of software engineers, team leads and product managers.
• Strategic in developing initiatives and setting time tables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all web-based services. 
• Manage in an agile scrum environment and lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects, providing solutions  
• Manage a broad portfolio of diverse technology projects to provide web, mobile and integration solutions  
• Manage application/software development; work with teams on challenging architectural problems to deliver innovative, high quality products on a foundation of engineering excellence  
• Develop a best in class scalable SaaS solution, leveraging the Cloud  
• Provide architectural guidance; prioritize issues and lead the charge on challenging bugs, when needed  
• Engage with key leaders to drive the vision and overall priorities to deliver quality products  
• Communicate and translate vision/strategy to the team executing on functional and business goals for the team  
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Engineers and Data Scientists to deliver high quality SaaS products  
• Responsible for the delivery of superb products and systems; making certain excellent code is shipped, strive for engineering excellence and supported by teams that are building, testing and deploying leading edge solutions  
• Drive the full software development life-cycle, set strategy and allocate appropriate resources to maximize ROI  
• Prioritize workload, shift attention when priorities change and advocate when workload should not change. 

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science (6+ years if no University degree)  
• 4+ years of combined experience in software engineering leadership; managing, architecting and deploying SaaS applications in a cloud-based infrastructure  
• 4+ years of experience utilizing agile development and scrum methodologies  
• Scrum Master a plus (NOT required)  
• 1-3 years of experience building consumer web and mobile software solutions  
• 2-4 years of people management with demonstrated experience in building and motivating large teams  
• An understanding of security issues facing SaaS platforms and effective mitigation  
• Solid technical background with experience in building next generation architectures and solutions  
• Strong organizational planning and development, business judgment, influential skills and technical leadership  
• Ability to take part in code reviews, drive architecture, engage in design discussions and final solution selection  
• Strong record in building high performing organizations through people development and empowered teams  
• Experience with SaaS technologies and a track record of delivering high quality products  
• Excel at leading, managing, and building high functioning teams; and leading front-line technical contributors  
• Ability to foster alignment of values, missions, and operational best practices  
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Benefits
We offer a competitive compensation package (DOE), benefits and growth opportunities for everyone who joins Cavista. 

Cavista offers even more:

• Competitive Compensation 
• 5 - day workweek
• Casual Friday, Everyday
• 20 PTO (Paid-Time-Off) Days + Holidays + Birthdays off
• Flextime
• Competitive Health Insurance (Employee + Spouse + 4 children)
• Accidental and Disability Benefit
• Retirement Benefit - Pensions
• Wellness Programs
• Game On! PS, Pool, Chess and more
• Genuine respect for work-life balance
• Employee Training Programs
• Professional Development for Career Growth
• Remote working and IT Assets provided for Remote employees
• Gratuity
• Mentoring and Counseling
• Referral Bonus
• Work from Anywhere - Flexibility that allows you to work where you are most comfortable, whether at home, at work, or a combination of both
• Respect and Collaborative team environment
• And so much more.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.