Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Nigeria.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete delivery and execution across cross-functional teams within the product domain.

• Assess business and product requirements for their technical feasibility and alignment with architectural standards.

• Convert requirements into EPICs and detailed technical user stories.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Engineers to refine, prioritize, and groom the backlog.

• Plan and steer sprint execution utilizing project planning tools, timelines, milestones, and dependency tracking.

• Advocate for engineering processes and rituals that enhance collaboration, accountability, and efficiency.

• Track team velocity and capacity to improve resource allocation.

• Manage cross-team dependencies and ensure stakeholder alignment to eliminate bottlenecks.

• Guide design choices, enforce robust design patterns, and engage in code reviews.

• Ensure effective monitoring, alerting, and observability for services under your ownership, meeting established SLIs and SLOs.

• Collaborate with Product Managers to define, monitor, and publish product metrics post-release.

• Oversee and mentor engineers, conduct performance evaluations, and promote team growth.

• Lead project status reviews and maintain open communication between teams and leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 8-10 years of experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or a similar hands-on technical position.

• More than 5 years of experience in building production systems using Java and Spring Boot.

• At least 3 years of engineering leadership experience managing high-performing teams.

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative delivery.

• Capability to translate intricate product requirements into EPICs, user stories, and tasks.

• Solid backend engineering skills; frontend experience is a plus.

• Experience with project planning and tracking tools.

• Familiarity with engineering and product health metrics, along with monitoring tools.

• Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues, lead incident responses, and perform blameless root cause analysis.

• Knowledge of modern deployment practices, CI/CD pipelines, release management, and associated metrics.

• Proficiency in fostering alignment between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Skills in risk management, dependency tracking, and stakeholder communication.

• Proven track record of enhancing team velocity, delivery predictability, and engineering excellence.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, including technical documentation and stakeholder reporting.

• Adaptability in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Attentiveness to detail in documenting technical requirements.

• Experience in managing and mentoring engineers.

• Ability to evaluate bandwidth and manage resource allocation effectively.

• Competence in conducting performance reviews and providing constructive feedback.

• Capability to lead project status reviews and manage stakeholder expectations.

🏝️ Benefits

• A focus on learning and development within the workplace.

• Opportunities for knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical discussions.

• Competitive salary.

• Pension plan.

• Health insurance.

• Paid leave.

• Additional benefits.

• A people-first culture that prioritizes employee well-being.

• An inclusive environment that promotes equal opportunity employment.