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Principal Java Software Engineer

Jumia
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 2 years ago
6Applicants for1 open position
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About Jumia Egypt Tech Centers

Want to be part of the biggest tech center in Africa and work in mixed teams with over 16 different nationalities? Join Jumia Egypt Tech Centers where tech meets purpose. At Egypt Tech Centers you will be managed by and mentored by top tech leaders in both Portugal and Egypt. You will also be working with state of the art technologies & methodologies, and using agile philosophy, all as means to improve the lives of millions of Africans across the continent by offering them convenient and affordable online solutions. And with that as our PURPOSE, innovation at Jumia NEVER stops and you will be moving from one exciting challenge to the next.

What you will be doing:

  • 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

Job Requirements

What we are looking for:

  • 8+ years 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 a strong impact on building the African e-commerce 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 

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