Principal Engineer at Jumia

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

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