Jumia is Africa's leading internet group, with already over 3,000 employees in more than 20 African countries and huge successes such as Jumia, Jumia Travel, Jumia Food, Jumia Deals, Jumia House, Jumia Jobs and Jumia Services. It is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by MTN, Millicom, Rocket Internet, Axa, Orange, Goldman Sachs & CdC.

Porto Tech Center (PTC) is Jumia’s IT development center, with around 200 IT-specialists. Porto Tech Center was created in 2012 with the aim of focusing on IT development. At PTC, we provide you with a unique and exciting opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial environment and develop smart solutions for our group companies. We do e-commerce online shops, logistics, business intelligence and mobile applications, involving a wide range of high-end technologies for tens of millions customers. The software we create is present in more than 20 countries. Working at PTC means being in the first line of e-commerce development in emerging markets.

Africa is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, offering excellent opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment. Its economic growth has enabled innovative businesses to flourish and this is where Jumia steps in.

We are currently looking for talented people with a passion for emerging markets and Africa to join our team and embark on our exciting journey.

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and implementation of web-based services that are high performing and scalable


• Expand our micro-services architecture


• Evolve your technical capabilities to the next level while using state-of-the-art technologies


• Work with a multidisciplinary team (Developers; DevOps, QA Engineers, Product Owners) oriented to continuous delivery


• Respect and follow the code of conduct, general rules and principles of the company

Requirements:

• Solid knowledge of software engineering principles, algorithms, data structures and Object Oriented Design


• Experience with web oriented technologies (PHP, GoLang, Javascript, NodeJS)


• Knowledge of product development best practices, continuous delivery and testing (Version control, Unit-Testing or Continuous integration and delivery)


• Passion to analyze and solve complex technical problems


• Aware of Performance and Security topics on web development


• Experience with Agile Methodology


• Proactiveness, team player and positive attitude


• Adaptable, meticulous, innovative with good problem solving skills

We offer:

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment


• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world


• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures

Please send your CV in English. CV in other languages will not be considered.