• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Software Engineering Manager



• Job Type Full Time , Hybrid



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience 4 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering execution across mobile and backend platforms during migration.


• Define and enforce architecture standards, design principles, and best practices.


• Oversee CI/CD pipelines, code quality, and performance optimization.


• Collaborate with cloud architects, DevOps, security, QA, and analytics teams.


• Mentor engineers, manage escalations, and own delivery across phases.


• Drive cross-functional alignment to ensure platform velocity and reliability.


• Lead technical due diligence and shape execution governance.


• Manage engineering productivity, backlogs, and technical debt prioritization.


• Contribute to onboarding, skill assessments, and capability development frameworks.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.


• Master’s degree or executive tech leadership programs (optional but advantageous).

Experience:

• 4+ years of software engineering experience, including backend and mobile systems.


• 3+ years leading engineering teams or squads in high-growth, high-availability environments.


• Proven track record in large-scale cloud migration and modernization efforts.


• Experience managing distributed teams and delivering under high-velocity conditions.


• Involvement in DR setup, platform stabilization, or infrastructure takeover is a plus.


• Proven leadership in building and scaling cross-platform mobile applications using React Native.


• Strong backend development experience in Java (Spring Boot), including RESTful API design, third-party service integration, and secure authentication flows.


• Hands-on experience with cloud-native systems on Azure (AKS, App Services, PostgreSQL/MySQL, Redis, Front Door, Application Gateway).


• Skilled in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), API gateway implementation, and service modularization.


• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows.


• Familiarity with observability and incident response tooling (Azure Monitor, App Insights, Sentry, Datadog).


• Proven ability to align technical delivery with business objectives and user experience goals.


• Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum practices, sprint planning, estimation, and iterative delivery.


• Mentored junior and mid-level engineers, contributed to hiring, and developed onboarding plans.


• Exposure to analytics, feature flag systems, crash monitoring, and telemetry for continuous improvement.

Technical Skills:

• Backend: Java, .NET, Node.js


• Frontend: Angular, React.js


• Mobile: React Native, Kotlin/Java, Swift


• Integration: REST/GraphQL APIs, Webhooks, Kafka, MQs


• Security: OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, OWASP


• CI/CD & DevOps: Git, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Azure/AWS


• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, Firebase Crashlytics


• Database: Redis, PostgreSQL