Software Engineering Manager (Inhouse) at Sanergy.
3,733–KES 93,343 a month
Full-time.
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Sanergy is an award-winning social venture that builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban informal settlements.
Our systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key steps: we build a dense network of franchised micro-entrepreneurs, who operate low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation facilities - called Fresh Life Toilets.
We provide critical support services - such as access to finance, business analytics, training, and marketing.
We collect the waste regularly and safely remove it from the community.
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We convert the waste into valuable end products, such as organic fertilizer, insect-based animal feed, and renewable energy. Finally, we sell the end products to Kenyan farms under the brand name Farm Star.
Salary Range : KSh 400,000 - KSh 500,000/month.
About the Role.
The Software Engineering Manager joins us at a critical juncture as Fresh Life expands throughout Kenya and across Africa, as we position ourselves as the industry leader for safe sanitation services in emerging markets.
Reporting to General Manager - IT, you will lead a team of Software Engineers in the development, maintenance, and testing of software products ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality software.
To succeed in this role you will require a keen eye for gaps in our product offerings, strong problem-solving skills, and an innovative mindset to fill those gaps.
You have a deep understanding of software engineering principles, with a proven ability to structure the full lifecycle of enterprise software products production - from conception through release and to subsequent continuous product improvement; as well as the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.
Duties and Responsibilities.
Analyse our end-users’ needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective. Collaborating with the Product Management team and front-end users on software functionality as well as Consulting with management and software developers to determine software solution requirements. Managing and mentoring the Software Development team in the development, deployment, and integration of software solutions. Determining system specifications and analyzing test stage data prior to software installation. Resolving software deployment and integration errors, documenting processes as well as performing routine maintenance, and monitoring performance metrics. Analyze current and future product requirements and develop appropriate implementation programs and production timelines to ensure they’re successfully achieved Appraise new product ideas, end-user requests, and feature requirements, and strategize appropriate implementation plans Responsible for collaboration with the Product Management team for managing the project implementation and release schedules for the software products and keeping the end-users apprised of status. Support in the Quality Assurance Testing and documentation of features for the Production Environment.
Qualifications.
Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/ Computing and related fields of study.
Minimum 5 years of demonstrable experience in managing a team of Software Developers in an in-house capacity
Ideal candidate will have 3-4 year experience leading a team of developers in building systems in inhouse credit management, sales deployment, payroll customization etc, within
a high growth organization
Experience in Python, React, Javascript, Docker, Odoo ERP
CI/CD Tools - Git, BitBucket, JIRA
Mobile App development for Android
Experience in Odoo ERP customization is highly advantageous
Proficiency in documenting processes and monitoring performance metrics.
Experience taking software projects through the entire software life-cycle (requirements analysis, design, implementation, deployment, post-deployment support).
Strong experience in a dynamic software product management role with proven experience overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle.
Previous software and web development experience and highly effective at working with cross-functional teams.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.