Director of Engineering Job at Tala

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Director of Engineering Job at Tala… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Tala.

Descriptions;

Tala (formerly InVenture) builds mobile products that help creditworthy individuals in emerging markets validate their financial identities and get access to fair credit to advance their businesses and families. Tala is providing choice and control to individuals around the world when it comes to their financial identity.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage a team of Backend Software Engineers and KE Engineering Manager to execute on current roadmap
  • Recruit, mentor, coach and level-up 5 to 10 Engineers
  • Effectively partner with Product and Program management team to achieve Key Results
  • Review design documents, do code reviews and weigh in on tech implementation choices
  • Support and collaborate with cross-functional teams (Customer Experience, Product, Program, Data, Credit, and BI) to ship scalable software solutions
  • Work on High-Level Technical approach and feasibility review for new key initiatives
  • Effectively manage and drive the engineering team to achieve results while adhering to Engineering principles
  • Provide guidance on squad staffing changes, comfortably handle change management and reduce context switching for the team.
  • Review architectural changes to our platforms and provide guidance on the same

What You’ll Need:

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on technical management
  • 5+ years coding in one of the following languages: Java, Scala, GoLang and/or PHP
  • 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager with People management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit and manage technical teams, including performance management
  • Developed and launched large scale consumer applications on Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) using microservices architecture paradigm
  • Experience with designing tables/schemas in a relational database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL)
  • Working knowledge in REST API development for Mobile/Web use
  • Hold your own in technical discussion, be a subject matter expert, and have strategic influence
  • Expert proficiency in Agile development process
  • Excellent ability to prioritize and communicate in a fast-paced environment
  • BS/BA degree in Computer Science or related fields
  • Bonus: Experience in predictive analysis and machine learning
  • Bonus: NoSQL databases

How to Apply

Submit your CV and Application on Company Website: Click Here

Application Deadline: 28th February 2022.

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