Head of Engineering - Super App
worldwide / Cairo, Egypt / Dubai, United Arab Emirates / Lagos, Nigeria / Berlin, Germany
Engineering – Shared Services /
Full-time /
Remote
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!
About Us: 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 mobility, on-demand or fintech space is a plus
- 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
