Distinguished Principal Engineer

.Our client believes that technology has the potential to transform everyday life in Africa for the better. Our client was built to help consumers access millions of goods and services conveniently and at the best prices while opening up a new way for sellers to reach consumers and grow their businesses. We are looking for great people to join our amazing teams and celebrate our achievements. Are you eager to work in a great team and share knowledge? Do you like problem analysis and solving? Do you have a solution oriented and proactive attitude? We currently have open positions to work on Payment, Search, Shop, Vendor Management and Food. What you will be doing Be part of the our Engineering team and shape the long-term technology vision and strategy aligning with the companys objectives Be a role model for the our Values Work effectively cross-functionally and with the leadership, leveraging data and metrics to identify new opportunities for existing and new projects and features Define architectural standards and guidelines across company in collaboration with the Technical Advisory Group, Directors of Engineering and Platform teams Arbitrate on technical decisions within your scope Define Operational Excellence KPIs and standards, and partner with Directors of Engineering to ensure highly performant solutions are developed and continuously improved Drive performance and efficiency improvements across Jumia's platform, leading initiatives in load testing, performance tuning, and capacity planning Ensure comprehensive documentation of system architecture, design decisions, and operational procedures