Tech Lead at Kuda Bank | Jobs in Nigeria

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world’s smartest venture capital investors. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading ‘Neobank’ for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Tech Lead

Location: Lagos
Work Mode: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Conduct performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and support their professional development.
• Technical Guidance: Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles. Participate in code reviews and design discussions.
• Project Ownership: Take ownership of key projects, from inception to delivery, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. Manage project scope, timelines, and resources effectively.
• Solution Design: Contribute to the design and architecture of scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions. Collaborate with other engineering teams and product managers to define technical requirements and specifications.
• Code Development: While primarily a leadership role, you should be comfortable contributing to the codebase when necessary, particularly for complex or critical tasks.
• Problem Solving: Proactively identify and resolve technical challenges, providing innovative solutions and driving continuous improvement.
• Collaboration & Communication: Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and achieve common goals.
• Technology Exploration: Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in the fintech industry and identify opportunities to leverage them to improve our platform.
• Agile Practices: Champion and implement Agile methodologies within the team, promoting iterative development, continuous feedback, and rapid delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Higher in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent
• Proven experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with DevOps principles.
• Experience with Microservices and Event-Driven architecture.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures background
• Solid experience with C#, .Net, .Net Core
• Possess an in-depth understanding of Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• A great understanding of databases and SQL
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Passion for building innovative and impactful products.
• Experience in the fintech industry is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Why join Kuda?
At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team
• Pension
• Career Development & growth
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive paid time off (Parental, Moving day, Birthday, Study leave etc)
• Group life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Well-fare package (Wedding, Compassionate and etc)
• Perkbox
• Goalr – employee wellness app
• Award winning L&D training
• We are advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule.