Lead Engineer - Payments

Take charge of the delivery of SaaS-calibre embedded payments solution across the globe as the next Lead Engineer (Payments) sought by a leading Publisher of social games and interactive content in Africa. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will sit at the intersection between Gaming and FinTech, working closely with a team of Engineers and Product Managers to translate business requirements into technical requirements. The ideal candidate must possess a BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or other suitable IT tertiary qualification, have 5+ years’ Full Stack Software Developing including Java 11+, Spring, Spring Boot, JavaScript (ReactJS), HTML5, CSS, Microservices, AWS Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes and excellent leadership, mentorship & coaching skills.
Duties:
Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and help convert these into technical requirements for the Development team.
Plan and document technical specifications for features or system design.
Design, build, and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements.
Direct the Development team in the design, development, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of applications and SDKs.
Write testable, scalable and efficient code and lead code reviews.
Manage, train, and supervise team members and ensure they adhere to best-practice software quality standards.
Manage direct reports’ career progression.
Requirements:
Qualifications –
BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or relevant IT qualification.
Experience/Skills –
5+ Years’ experience in Full Stack Software Development using -
Java 11+, Spring, Spring Boot
JavaScript (ReactJS), HTML5, and CSS
Excellent leadership, mentorship and coaching skills with proven success as a Technical Team Leader.
Experience with Microservices and dynamic routing.
Building progressive web apps.
Good understanding of AWS Cloud, Docker and Kubernetes.

Advantageous –
Mobile Development.
Experience developing payment systems, games, and / or media streaming platforms.
Experience developing integration SDKs and documentation.
Attributes:
Self-motivation, problem solving, and ability to work in a distributed team environment.
While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.
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