Director of Engineering

• Set and guide the engineering strategy and vision in partnership with senior technology leaders.
• Build and manage a high-performing engineering team of about 50 people, including direct management of 5+ engineering managers.
• Lead recruitment efforts with a preference for African talent and support team culture and professional growth.
• Deliver impactful software products aligned with strategic platforms and user needs.
• Define and maintain system architecture and reliability standards, including incident response and site reliability engineering practices.
• Communicate engineering priorities and risks to senior leadership and participate in cross-functional working groups.
• Ensure compliance with security, data sovereignty, and regulatory requirements across multiple African countries.

• At least 10 years of software development experience, including 5+ years in senior engineering leadership roles responsible for delivery and people management.
• Deep, practical experience with AWS cloud services and leading cloud migrations.
• Proven application of engineering best practices such as continuous delivery, automated testing, reliability engineering, and platform engineering.
• Competence across multiple technology stacks including web, mobile, and backend development.
• Experience designing and operating large-scale transactional and analytical data systems integrated with unified identity layers.
• Practical experience integrating AI or machine learning capabilities into production systems.
• Experience leading agile, outcome-focused delivery models across distributed, multi-country teams.
• Strong information security knowledge and experience working within data sovereignty and regulated environments.
• Preference for candidates who are nationals or have extensive professional experience in One Acre Fund's countries of operation.

The role includes health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.