Tech Lead – Messaging Experience Engineering

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🕒 July 14

🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

👻 Ghost score 20%

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Watu Credit

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2015

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

💳 Fintech

Consulting • Logistics • Fintech

Watu Credit is a company focused on empowering entrepreneurs in Africa by providing asset financing for two and three-wheelers. The company aims to revolutionize financial inclusion and support the unbanked and underserved communities by offering loans that enable individuals to become self-employed and improve their economic prospects. Watu Credit's commitment extends to promoting electric mobility and sustainability in the mass transport industry across various African nations.

📋 Description

• Own the technical architecture for your squad's domain including system design and API contracts • Review and approve all pull requests for your squad • Define and maintain the squad's Definition of Done • Drive sprint planning in collaboration with the Product Owner • Partner governance for external partners and ensure quality and efficiency in delivery • Unblock engineers actively and provide direct, timely feedback to support their growth

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience • Strong backend engineering fundamentals: distributed systems, event-driven architecture, API design, database design, and testing strategy • Experience in an Agile/Scrum or Kanban environment • Proven ability to review and reason about code across the full stack • Proven experience leading or managing direct reports • Strong hands-on experience with one or several backend languages (Java, Python, Node.js) • Strong communicator with engineers, Product, and management

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities • Flexible working arrangements