• Application Deadline:
• Position: Principal Java Software Engineer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 8 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Responsibilities

• Be part of the Jumia Engineering team and play a key role in Jumia's technology plan


• Be a role model for the Jumia Values 


• Work effectively cross-functionally discussing and identifying new opportunities for projects and features


• Align architectural decisions with and across Engineering teams, ensuring the progress towards the target vision for the Jumia platform


• Arbitrate on technical decisions within your scope


• Directly contribute to systems design and write code to set the example of what technical excellence looks like in Jumia


• Coach engineers in your scope


• Ensure system reliability and compliance


• Find a group of humble and intelligent people ready to make you grow and to grow with you


• Change the Internet landscape in Africa and the World through your team

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as an individual contributor working with agile methodologies


• A proactive challenger mindset: if there's room for improvement, you'll say it


• A solver mindset: when there is a will, there is a way


• A strong business sense: you understand the impact of your work


• The ability to be autonomous and to own your decisions


• The ambition to grow the company and within the company


• Full professional English proficiency

We Offer 

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment


• A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African ecommerce sector


• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team


• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders