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Senior Platform Engineer - DevX Squad at Yassir

YassirLagos, Nigeria Software Development
Full Time
Yassir is the leading super App for on demand and payment services in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 26 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (+$43M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world including Y Combinator, which is the precursor of the likes of Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Doordash, among others. We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally. Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.

About your role as "Senior Platform Engineer":

  • Design, build and maintain the digital platform infrastructure and services.
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like CDK for Terraform or Pulumi.
  • Implement containerization and orchestration strategies to ensure high availability and scalability of the platform.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their requirements and provide solutions that meet their needs.
  • Ensure security and compliance of the platform infrastructure and services.
  • Continuously monitor and optimize platform performance and availability.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers on the team.
  • Developing, testing, and maintaining software applications to support our developers and business operations.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop secure and scalable software solutions.
  • Participating in code reviews and implementing best practices in software development.
  • Identifying opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and security through software engineering techniques.

About your experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, software engineering or a related field.
  • Strong experience with TypeScript and Google Cloud.
  • Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code and CDK for Terraform or Pulumi.
  • Strong knowledge of security and compliance best practices.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Experience in leading and mentoring teams is a plus.

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