Engineering Manager at Opera Software

Opera Software is looking for an Engineering Manager to join the growing Opera Payments Engineering Team in Nairobi, Kenya. We are looking for a great developer who is well-versed in PHP and has experience in Go or a keen interest to learn it. On the management side, we’re looking for someone who has prior experience in running a modern Agile project with at least 5 engineers. We have a higher focus on project management experience than leadership; this role is for one to develop as a leader.

Responsibilities

• Develop code for the payment system that is scalable and maintainable
• Ensure that the code has extensive test coverage
• Manage an agile project and a team of about 10 engineers
• Lead the technical development together with our lead architect and global engineering managers.

Requirements

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with a keen interest in technology
• Experience managing an Agile project (Jira, Git, Kanban)
• Ability to work independently and take initiative, as well as being creative and curious
• Autonomous working style, with eagerness to improve systems, processes, and yourself
• Strong PHP skills, including:
  • An understanding of modern PHP development and passion for quality
  • Writing scalable, robust, testable, efficient, and easily maintainable code
• Playing a key role in architectural and design decisions
• A good sense of usability, attention to detail, and polish
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Ideal job requirements

• Strong knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms
• Knowledge of common Goroutine and channel patterns
• Experience with the full site of Go frameworks and tools, including:
  • Dependency management tools, such as golang/dep
  • Go’s templating language
  • Writing unit and functional tests
  • Popular Go web frameworks, such as Gin
  • Ability to write clean and effective Godoc comments