Backend Engineering Manager

About Us

Were a team of problem-solvers at heart. Fasset was founded because we saw a way to make finance fairer and more sustainable. Investing has the power to transform peoples lives. Fasset is building the most inclusive, sustainable crypto exchange for the masses connecting the global diaspora to their local communities and driving the adoption of digital assets for the next billion.

Were committed to making digital assets accessible to people in frontier markets who might otherwise get left out. So if you want to help build the most trusted, resilient, sustainable crypto brand. Come join us.

Who we are looking for

We seek a Senior Backend Engineering Manager who will work with a team of engineers to build new web and mobile app experiences from the ground up, as well as integrate new features. You are expected to be a hands-on manager who excels in a dynamic, fast-moving, and agile environment building high-quality, high-performance, and scalable solutions. You will work equally between product, design, and engineering.

Key job responsibilities

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with Product Managers, Engineering, Support, and field teams, who assist in product development and adoption
• Work in cadence with our teams, embracing a mindset of rapid learning, experimentation, iteration, and close collaboration.
• Thrive in an environment that balances autonomy with teamwork, rewards divergent and convergent thinking, and values your participation in long-term and short-term product decisions.
• Have a passion for designing and building complex modules that meet functional and business requirements on schedule and within budget.
• Perform unit/module testing of software to find errors and confirm programs meet specifications.

• Take pride in providing assistance to QA and Support personnel as needed to determine system problems and solutions.

• Evaluate the impact of software performance and recommend changes to software design teams.
• Contribute towards test automation, performance testing, and troubleshooting.
• Write and maintain documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, testing, changes, and corrections.
• Verify that the work adheres to the reference architecture or informs its evolution.

• Provide input to establish and improve departmental processes and procedures.

• Develop plans outlining steps and timetables for developing programs, and communicate plan status to management and other development team members.

• Participate in design and code reviews with other developers.

• Mentor, train, develop and serve as a knowledge resource for less experienced Software Engineers.
• Continuously evaluate progress and guide the Agile Team towards delivering against the non-functional requirements.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining high performance, high availability, large-scale platforms, and applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to grasp and convey complex product requirements or technical concepts.
• 3+ years of Experience building and managing highly effective engineering teams, conducting performance reviews, making compensation decisions, and recruiting talent.
• Solid knowledge of JavaScript/Node/React, Java, and web services (REST/JSON);

• Strong Agile skills and proven track record for product delivery;

• Solid experience interfacing and integrating with all kinds of SQL (Postgres or MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databases
• Knowledgeable in software architecture design, coding, algorithms, and debugging
• Understanding AWS basics and CI/CD processes is a plus
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers is no problem for you

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience or other evidence of exceptional ability

Our interview process:

Our average process takes around 1-3 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will always have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process

• A 30-minute recruiter call

• A 45-minute call with the hiring manager

• 4 x 45-minute calls with key team members

Why Fasset, you ask ?

• A brilliant opportunity to grow your career & work with a fun, fast-paced & growing company, prepared to let you shine

• An entrepreneurial environment where you learn every day

• Join an organization that is scaling fast

• Personal responsibility and autonomy 

• Unlimited leave days ️

• Professional development and ongoing learning

• An international team with over 20+ nationalities