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Job Overview

Posted

6 months ago

Deadline

3/3/2025

Location

Narobi

Job Type

full time

Jumia Group

Distinguished Principal Engineer

Jumia Group

Job Description

Responsible for driving innovation, setting architectural direction, and solving the most complex engineering challenges within an organization. This role focuses on shaping long-term technology strategy, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the scalability, security, and performance of critical systems.

Requirements

  • At least 3-5 years of experience working as a Principal Engineer - experience as an individual contributor working with agile methodologies and with experience architecting and running large-scale tier 1 systems

  • Expertise in designing and implementing complex system architectures, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and maintainability

  • Strong working experience with Java and web frameworks (preferably Spring), with exposure to multiple programming languages

  • Experience with event-driven architectures and tools for queueing and streaming (preferably Apache Kafka)

  • Experienced working with large-scale Databases (SQL and NoSQL), with a good understanding of data modeling and optimization

  • Experience with containerization (preferably Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

  • Strong black box test Automation experience is a plus

  • Experience designing and developing platforms built for scale is a plus

  • A proactive challenger mindset: if there's room for improvement, you'll say it

  • A solver mindset: when there is a will, there is a way

  • A strong business sense - you understand the impact of your work

  • The ability to be autonomous and to own your decisions

  • The ambition to grow the company and within the company

  • Full professional English proficiency

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About the Company

Jumia is a pioneering e-commerce platform in Africa that leverages technology to transform everyday life across the continent. The company positions itself as a bridge between consumers and sellers, providing an extensive online marketplace that offers millions of products and services while focusing on convenience, affordability, and accessibility. With over...

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