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Software Engineering Manager

Permanent contract
Berlin
Salary: Not specified
Fully-remote

Yassir
Yassir

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About Yassir

Yassir is the leading super App for on demand, ride-hailing, last-mile delivery, payment services and more, set to change the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across multiple countries. It has raised $150 million in Series B funding, five times what it raised in its previous priced round last November with world class investors such as BOND and Y Combinator, which is the precursor of the likes of Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Doordash, among others. 

We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.

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.

About your role as Engineering Manager

  • 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
  • About your experience

  • 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
  • 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 +25 cities (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Paris, Berlin, and launching West Africa)
  • 🤙🏽Have a lasting impact on our company's culture - you'll be one of the first staff in our Europe office
  • 🎉 At Yassir we celebrate everything. OKR´s party! 
  • 🕟 Flexible working hours, because we care about your outcome and not output
  • 💻 24/7 Office
  • 📱 Mobile office - Office in all our sites 4 weeks at any location
  • 🚉 Subsidized public transit pass
  • 💬 Languages courses
  • 📚 Yassir's academy
  • 🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great
  • 🎯  Outstanding mentors who will assist you in your growth
  • 💸 Attractive salary and you even get a stake in the company
  • 📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive guidance
  • 📣 Learn to be pragmatic and make the right and sustainable decisions
  • 👌🏽Very strong team cohesion with daily and weekly activities
  • 💯 Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
  • 👍🏽 Attractive offer with a well-paying salary
  • ✈️ Relocation package and visa provision if you are moving to Berlin
  • 🤝 Buddy program
  • ⚖️ As a company, we are passionate about diversity and inclusion, 40% of our team are women leaders in the tech sector
  • Do you want to become part of our first-class team? You should definitely send us your application. 🚀

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