Senior PHP Software Engineer

Jumia is a leading pan-African e-commerce platform. Its mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to customers, while helping businesses grow as they use Jumia's platform to better reach and serve customers. Jumia is built around a marketplace and supported by a proprietary logistics business [Jumia Logistics] and a digital payment and fintech platform [Jumia Pay]. With over 3,000 employees, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact in Africa. In April 2019, Jumia was the first Tech company in Africa to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. What you will be doing Technical Development Architect and develop scalable solutions for Africa's largest e-commerce platform Leadership Project Management What we are looking for Technical Skills 8+ years of PHP development experience Expert knowledge of modern frameworks (Zend Expressive, Laravel, Symfony) Advanced database skills (MySQL optimization, NoSQL) Experience with high-transaction platforms Proficiency in: Message queuing (Kafka) Cach An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders