Engineering Manager

About KingMakers

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KingMakers is redefining sports and gaming entertainment across Africa through innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. As an Engineering Manager for Payments, you will lead a team of engineers in building scalable, high-performance systems and mentor others while aligning technical execution with business goals.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring the delivery of innovative, scalable, and maintainable solutions that align with business objectives
• Drive technical excellence by promoting best practices, resolving complex challenges, and fostering a collaborative environment
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and stakeholders, aligning technical roadmaps with business goals while communicating risks and opportunities effectively
• Focus on team growth, ensuring engineers have the tools, guidance, and support to excel in their roles

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Guide the team in designing and developing scalable, secure, and reliable payment systems
• Oversee system architecture, balancing innovation with maintainability and performance
• Ensure smooth execution of complex, cross-functional projects
• Champion best practices, testing, and quality assurance in all deliverables

Team Management

• Mentor, coach, and grow engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and innovation
• Provide clear feedback, career guidance, and motivation to help team members excel
• Build cohesion across frontend and backend squads, ensuring alignment on goals and delivery

Strategic & Operational Excellence

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical roadmaps aligned with business goals
• Drive continuous improvement in workflows, observability, and incident management
• Balance priorities between new feature development, system maintenance, and bug fixing

Requirements

We are looking for a dynamic leader who is passionate about technology and thrives in a rapidly growing organization. To be successful in this role, you'll need:

Top Attributes

• Team player & humble leader
• Exceptional communication skills
• Proactive problem-solver
• Proven experience leading engineering teams

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in React, Tailwind, Angular, C#, .NET, SQL, MongoDB, Kafka
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (Azure or similar) is highly valued
• Familiarity with financial/booking systems
• Knowledge of microservices, event-driven systems, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Solid grounding in CI/CD, test automation, and Agile practices

Bonus Points For

• Payments or iGaming industry experience
• Private Health Insurance: Free health insurance with Alan for you, and discounts for your partner and children/s
• Extra Time Off: Additional leave days, including your birthday off
• Hybrid Work: A flexible arrangement with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote each week
• Team Activities: Regular events to build connections and foster collaboration
• Reduced Working Hours: Fridays, and full months of July and August
• Office Perks: Free snacks, coffee, and a welcoming environment
• Performance Bonus: Discretionary rewards recognizing your contributions

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: IT Services and IT Consulting

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