Team Lead, Software Engineering at Babban Gona

Babban Gona is a high-impact, financially sustainable and highly scalable agricultural social enterprise that is part-owned by the farmers we serve. In recognition of the impact it has achieved thus far, it is the first for-profit social enterprise in history and the first Nigerian organisation to receive the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship is considered the equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize in the Social Entrepreneurship industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Software Engineering

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Suggested start date: Immediate

Responsibilities

Manages a small team of developers to launch end-to-end products
Plans, designs, develops, tests, and maintains enterprise-level desktop-, web- and mobile-based applications
Designs solutions attending to both business and technical considerations
Analyses user requirements, envisions system features and functionality
Collaborates with product managers, team leads and other software developers
Works closely with end-users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction
Works on bug fixes and improving application performance
Participates in the evolution of company level best practices, standards, and policies

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or any other related field
4+ years of experience in Software Development or an equivalent of education and experience
Basic knowledge of software development life cycle (analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and execution models (, Agile, Iterative Development, etc.)
Ability to develop Android apps using any framework desired
Understanding of databases, with proficiency in SQL
Ability to build Microsoft Access data applications while using VBA and Macros is a plus
Familiarity with build tools
Mobile UI design experience
Basic understanding of data analysis in Excel
Unit test and debugging skills
Understanding of code versioning tools (Git) is a plus
Fluent in English
Proof of already developed applications on multiple platforms will be an added advantage.