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  • Posted: Jan 7, 2026
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Roamtech is a licensed Content Service Provider by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) to provide mobile phone content through the existing mobile telephone networks. We seek to harness the full Information Technology potential as we roll out cutting edge solutions and services that create unison in the various IT aspects and fields, creating reliab...
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    Head of Engineering

    What You will Do

    Engineering Leadership

    • Lead, mentor, and coach multiple Engineering Team Leads.
    • Act as a technical authority and escalation point across teams.
    • Lead by example through hands-on involvement in architecture, design, and critical implementations.
    • Build a strong engineering culture grounded in ownership, pragmatism, and continuous improvement.

    Architecture & Technical Excellence

    • Own and evolve Roamtech’s engineering architecture strategy together with the Head of Architecture.
    • Design, review, and guide implementation of event-driven systems, including Event Sourcing.
    • Champion Domain-Driven Design (DDD), bounded contexts, and clear domain ownership.
    • Enforce and evolve modern architectural patterns: Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, SOA, EDA, and distributed systems best practices.
    • Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, observable, and secure.
    • Implement a state-of-the-art monitoring system across all products and codebases to ensure proactive incident recognition and detection.

    Processes, Practices & Standards

    • Design and continuously improve engineering processes across teams.
    • Establish clear standards for code quality, testing, CI/CD, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence.
    • Balance speed and quality in a startup-like environment without compromising long-term maintainability.
    • Drive consistent, high-quality execution across teams while enabling autonomy.
    • Work closely with the Head of Product to ensure timely delivery of the committed roadmap.
    • Work together with Business Owners of the individual products to manage challenges and execution.

    Execution & Collaboration

    • Partner closely with the CTO, Head of Product, and other stakeholders on strategy and delivery.
    • Support roadmap planning and ensure engineering execution aligns with product and business goals.
    • Help teams navigate trade-offs between delivery, quality, and technical debt.

    What We are Looking For

    Required

    • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
    • Multi year background at Staff or Principal Engineer level prior to or alongside leadership roles.
    • Deep, hands-on experience designing and building event-driven systems, including Event Sourcing.
    • Proven expertise in Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and complex domain modeling.
    • Strong experience with Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and modern distributed system design.
    • Cloud-native experience (GCP strongly preferred).
    • Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable engineering processes across multiple teams.
    • Experience leading and coaching Engineering Team Leads.
    • Strong communication skills and ability to influence across the organization.

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    Engineering Team Lead

    • We are looking for an Engineering Team Lead who is passionate about technology, people, and delivering impactful products. You will lead a cross‑functional engineering team, guide technical execution, and ensure the team thrives in a high‑velocity environment. This role is both hands‑on and leadership‑focused.

    What You will Do

    Team Leadership & Culture

    • Lead, mentor, and grow a talented team of engineers.
    • Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement, and psychological safety.
    • Promote Roamtech’s values of innovation, agility, and learning.

    Technical Leadership

    • Provide architectural guidance and ensure high‑quality engineering practices.
    • Drive technical decision‑making and ensure alignment with long‑term product vision.
    • Participate in design sessions, code reviews, and hands‑on coding when needed.

    Execution & Delivery

    • Run efficient lean Scrum processes with your team.
    • Ensure predictable delivery of high‑impact features.
    • Remove blockers and empower the team to move fast without compromising quality.

    Collaboration

    • Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Data teams, and other engineering teams.
    • Facilitate effective communication and alignment across stakeholders.
    • Ensure engineering decisions support business goals and user needs.

    Nice to Have

    • Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles, strategic and tactical patterns.
    • Experience working with globally distributed teams.
    • Experience in FinTech, payments, or high‑scale transactional systems.
    • Experience working with globally distributed teams.
    • If you’re excited to lead impactful engineering teams in a global FinTech with startup energy, we’d love to hear from you.
    • Apply now and help shape the future of financial technology at Roamtech.

    Requirements

    What We are Looking For

    Required

    • 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with 1–3 years in a leadership role.
    • Solid experience with PHP, including working with and modernizing legacy systems.
    • Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Go preferred).
    • Strong understanding of cloud-native engineering; experience with GCP is a major plus.
    • Strong understanding of advanced engineering and architectural concepts — not just coding, but engineering system design.
    • Proven track record of shipping high-quality products in a fast-paced environment.
    • Strong technical background in modern software development (preferred: backend services, APIs, cloud technologies, or distributed systems).
    • Understanding of modern engineering architectures such as Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), Event-Driven Architectures (EDA), and Event Sourcing.
    • Experience with agile development, preferably lean Scrum.
    • Excellent communication and people-leadership skills.
    • Ability to balance delivery speed with technical excellence.

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