Lead iOS Engineer at Andela Nigeria

Andela is developing a corps of high-quality technology talent across the African continent that will drive the current and future phases of tech-enabled growth around the world. With the fastest growing population and highest youth population in the world, we believe Africa is one of the greatest untapped markets for talent development.

At Andela, we find the brightest young people in Africa, train them to be world-class developers, and connect them with employers around the world looking for top technical talent. Passion, excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and rejecting the status quo are just a few of the things that Andela team members have in common.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead iOS Engineer

Location: Lagos

About the Position

• Do you have the potential, skills, and desire to become one of the top 10% Technology Leaders in the world?
• At Andela, we believe that Technology Leaders are defined by their ability to model, capture, and transfer the mindset and best practices of their craft to any technology professional from entry level developers to senior software engineers.
• In this role you will nurture that expertise by daily investing in the next generation of African technology leaders to gain the skills needed to be globally employable software developers.

Role and Responsibilities

• Drive teams of software developers (junior and senior) to rapidly develop great software products
• Inspire and Mentor aspiring Software Developers and Software Development Learning Facilitators
• Support the learning and professional development of dozens of Africa’s most talented software developers every day
• Deliver actionable feedback and support multiple learners to grow significantly
• Drive creative solutions that improve the standard of our software products and learning programs
• Model Technical Leadership that other Facilitators can look up to and learn from
• Take ownership of our vision and help us innovate, grow, and thrive as a department and an organization
• Collaboratively and passionately deliver excellent work with integrity everyday
• Continuously level up your own skills and grow with the organization

What makes you a great fit for this role:
The ideal candidate for the role MUST have experience with the following:

• Minimum 4 years working experience (or equivalent experience with multiple professional software development product teams) in Mobile Development:
  • iOS
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
  • Cocoa Framework
• Experience with Agile Software Development Techniques and Tools:
  • SCRUM/Kanban/Extreme Programming
  • Trello/Pivotal Tracker/Zenhub
  • Version Control (Github/Bitbucket)
  • TDD
  • Continuous Integration
• Leading teams to build and deploy Professional Software Products
• Relational/Business/People/Soft Skills experience
• EPIC Values alignment
• Demonstrable commitment to the learning & development of people and technology
• The ability to learn new things fast whilst delivering value on it simultaneously

Other desirable skills that it would be nice for an ideal candidate to have experience in include:

• Software Development Instructional Design
• Curriculum design
• Program development
• Setup Workshops, Bootcamps, Developer Groups or Forums
• Mentorship or Coaching in Software Engineering
• Facilitated learning in a structured learning environment
• Mentored or coached upcoming developers in a structured or unstructured setting
• Spoke at Tech Forums or workshops

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online