Software Development Technical Lead

elmenus is a venture-backed food discovery startup based in Egypt that serves over 1 Million monthly users. We are building a platform that combines a social, visual and personalized experience to help people discover and order the food they will love. We received a 1.5 Million USD in venture capital in mid 2017 to help us grow faster in the huge global market of food discovery. We are looking for the smartest, most impactful and passionate people to join our food loving team.

The Tech Lead role is a very unique opportunity in elmenus. It comes with a lof of benefits and exposure to an industry we are disrupting everyday. You will have an above market average competitive compensation package and stock options. You will get the chance to be in a leading role of a rapidly growing startup with strong financial backing and a huge potential to expand into other markets through our innovative take on the globally growing restaurant industry.

Your Profile:

• Excellent experience in Java platform server-side design and implementation

• Familiarity with functional programming in general and Scala programming language and frameworks including Akka and Slick

• Database design for SQL and Non-SQL databases, typically, MySQL, Cassandra or Redis

• Knowledge in Linux, Docker and DevOps tools

• Experience working with Kafka is a plus

• Experience leading technical teams through Agile methodologies is a plus

• You are technologically curious and enjoy using the most relevant technologies to solve challenging problems

Role:

• Lead a team of engineers through daily activities and follow up on their tasks

• Assist team members on their tasks and perform code reviews

• Architect key features and develop POCs or full implementations of them

• Ensure that internal processes and best practices are followed