Lead software engineer

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for understanding, designing, and delivering excellence in trade and supply chain management systems focusing on SME and B2B trade
• Define & Execute the Technology strategy and build the technical product roadmap from launch to scale
• Define technical requirements and architecture with clarity on feasibility, time, cost, and impact
• Communicate technology roadmap, decisions and outcomes to key stakeholders (e.g. sponsors, senior execs, ecosystem partners).
• Gain and share insights with other leadership team members to continue improving the product and the business
• Constantly evaluate technological advancements and innovative solutions to drive continuous product improvement, growth & customer success.
• Take ownership over existing MVP features/MVP production systems to grow and scale

Desired Expertise & Experience

• Start-up engineering team management experience (high growth company with funding and 50+ employees)
• 10+ years architecting and building products from pre-launch through maturity & scale
• Released (and maintained) at least 2 products to the market preferably in the B2B segment
• Experience designing, building and scaling distributed platforms and marketplaces
  • Designing and developing service-based architectures and micro-services
  • Designing data persistence and caching concepts using both SQL and NoSQL DBMS (e.g.: MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, etc.)
  • CI/CD and Cloud Infrastructure automation and DevOps - E.g. setup, configure and maintain your own dev/build environment (we use AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Software engineering practices (e.g. Agile software development, test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, etc.)
• Familiarity with Data Engineering & Machine Learning
• Experience in hiring & coaching engineering talent
• An entrepreneurial spirit that is flexible, experimental, and resourceful
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills