Department:   Finance Department

Reporting line: Accountant

Location:         Nairobi, Kenya

About Engie Energy Access

ENGIE Energy Access is one of the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa, with a mission to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions and life-changing services with exceptional customer experience. The company is a result of the integration of Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol and ENGIE PowerCorner; and develops innovative, off grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGo solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.19 per day and the minigrids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities.

With over 1,700 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), almost 1.5 million customers and over 7 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to remain the leading clean energy company, serving millions of customers across Africa by 2025.

www.engie-energyaccess.com

Job Purpose/Mission

This internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in financial accounting processes within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The intern will work closely with our finance team and contribute to various aspects of financial reporting, analysis, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support the reconciliation of accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
• Aid in the analysis of financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in conducting financial audits and compliance reviews as needed.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure accurate and timely processing of financial transactions.
• Help maintain organized and up-to-date financial records and documentation.
• Support ad-hoc projects and tasks as assigned by the finance team.

Knowledge and Skills

Experience:

• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and financial concepts.
• Excellent analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn.

Qualifications:

• Fresh graduate with a degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

Language(s):

• Good verbal and written communication in both:
  • English
  • Kiswahili

Technology:

• Proficiency in technology required for the role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other accounting software is a plus. 

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!

Department: Internal Control         

Reporting Line: Country Director      

Location: Nairobi, Kenya                      

About ENGIE Energy Access

ENGIE Energy Access is one of the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa, with a mission to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions and life-changing services with exceptional customer experience. The company is a result of the integration of Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol and ENGIE PowerCorner; and develops innovative, offgrid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGo solar home systems are financed through affordable installments from $0.19 per day and the minigrids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,700 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), almost 1.5 million customers and over 7 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to remain the leading clean energy company, serving millions of customers across Africa by 2025.

www.engie-energyaccess.com

Job Purpose/Mission 

The Internal Control Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring a strong internal control environment through the development of policies and procedures, ensuring their implementation and monitoring compliance The position will work to foster standardization and consistency across Engie Energy Access Kenya of business processes and internal controls. Person Specifications The ideal candidate is a critical thinker internal control environment. They are organized with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, documentation, assessment and monitor internal control framework, including group policies and key risks to ensure that the group has adequate controls to prevent unintentional and intentional errors in financial reporting, processes and business operations.
• Formulate policies and procedures to improve internal controls, compliance and efficiency.
• Lead the process for internal controls reviews across the Engie Energy Access Kenya
• Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to business partners, senior leadership and audit committee.
• Deliver adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies.
• Work collaboratively with business and process owners to implement and monitor remediation efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective action.
• Actively seek standardization and automation, apply and implement best practices for managing internal controls and deploy innovative technology where possible to enhance and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, assessment and review procedures.
• Actively engage with internal and external auditors to ensure consideration and resolution of all relevant risks and audit findings.
• Develop and conduct adequate training and prepare related information material on the internal control objectives, approach and methodology to business partners on a regular basis to build knowledge and understanding of risks and control.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• 3-5 years in a similar position.
• Relevant professional certification is a plus.
• Strong experience and interest in how technology and systems can support internal control effectiveness and efficiency.
• Solid understanding and experience with internal control frameworks.
• Strong analytical skills include the ability to spot, assess and address risk, materiality and interdependencies and translate it into impact analysis for the financial reporting and recommendations for improvement.
• Strong communication skills presenting internal control and risk matters in an understandable way across various forums and levels of the organization with the right level of detail.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including sound presentational skills.
• Adaptable to working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
• Striving for continuous improvement and optimization.
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders.
• Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, finance, or business administration
• CPA II and above

 Language(s): 

• English
• Swahili

Technology:

• Experience in technology required for the role.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however due to the large volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!

About ENGIE Energy Access (EEA)

ENGIE Energy Access is the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa. The company develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGO solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,800 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.9 million customers and more than 12 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to impact 20 million lives across Africa by 2025.

www.engie-energyaccess.com  

www.linkedin.com/company/engie-africa

Job Purpose/Mission 

The Sales Account Executive will play an important role in expanding ENGIE Energy Access’ operations into new geographic markets through the development of a Business to Business (B2B) market entry business model by finding leads, closing sales, supporting existing clients, formulating sales strategies, and communicating product value to clients.  

Further, this role will be responsible for building and coordinating teams to expand the company’s footprint in Africa, South America and South East Asia.

The department will have collaboration with the respective departments:

• Logistics and Supply
• Corporate Communications
• Product Development
• Hardware and Software Support
• Software development
• HR

Responsibilities

• As Sales Account Executive you are responsible for evaluating and analyzing new B2B market-entry opportunities 
• You are responsible for building relationships in new markets, developing sales strategies, and setting quotas
• Your task requires you to make cold calls and reaching out to prospects to present and demonstrate the value of products and services offered
• You are responsible to follow up on prospects through the sales cycle to ensure needs are being met by providing customer support when needed
• You are required to respond to complaints and resolve issues to ensure customer success and satisfaction  
• You are responsible to build a long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with external stakeholders and internal departments to create a better customer experience
• Furthermore, you would be preparing and ensuring successful participation in conferences, corporate events, exhibitions and similar events

Knowledge and skills 

Experience:

• You have an academic background in business, economics, or related field plus 5 years’ experience as a Sales Account Executive
• You have excellent verbal communication and writing skills with a capacity to develop strong action-oriented relationships with clients/Partners
• You have outstanding negotiation skills reinforced by critical thinking and problem-solving skills 
• You are a good team player, enthusiastic and passionate about the sense of ownership and pride in companies’ impact  
• You have a good time-management and the willingness to travel for longer periods of time
• Last but not least you are fluent in English and French

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a Sales Account Executive and or business Developer.

Language(s): 

• English
• French

 Technology:

• Experience with Microsoft offices and CRM Software’s

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths! 

Job Title:  Software Engineer (Python) 

Department: Digital 

Reporting line:  Software Engineering Manager 

Location: Kampala or Nairobi 

About ENGIE Energy Access  

ENGIE Energy Access is the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa. The company develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGO solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,800 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.9 million customers and more than 9 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to impact 20 million lives across Africa by 2025.  

www.engie-energyaccess.com    

www.linkedin.com/company/engie-africa  

Job Purpose/Mission   

We are looking for a full-stack software engineer to join our digital team and help us to deliver affordable solar power to emerging markets. If you are confident in the Rails world and if you want to create real, positive impact with your work, please reach out to us. 

This position offers a great opportunity to directly contribute to the success of a mission driven company with social and environmental impact. You will work closely with our stakeholders and users in Africa and beyond. 

Our small, self-organized, distributed team (Kampala / Berlin / Nairobi) develops the backbone of our operations, which we also provide to other businesses in the PAYGo sector as Software as a Service – see https://paygee.com. 

Responsibilities  

• Participate in the software planning sessions, together with product managers and engineers to discuss delivery time estimates, risks and key practical considerations such as technical debt, feasibility at scale etc.  

• Own initiative and complete it from start to finish, provide guidance to other engineers and deliver a complete solution subject to all engineering best practices, timeline considerations and potential dependencies in the software with no supervision.  

• Represent technical team in business conversations in a range of scopes and work closely with stakeholders to deliver solutions which fit the needs of the business and provide fairly accurate effort estimates and risk assessment  

• Participate in Peer-Review, identify and document technical debt and contribute to delivering high quality software solutions  

• Participate and strongly contribute to architectural discussion on important areas of software that impact performance and reliability of our software. Identify and communicate risk in approaches or implementation details, technical debt, assumptions, etc.  

• Contribute to change of processes, adoption of best industry practices and mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance  

• Provide support where engineering intervention is required (e.g. due to bugs or performance problems) 

Knowledge and skills    

Experience:  

• 5 years of practical experience in software engineering of which at least 2 years in senior or lead role  

• Programming language proficiency in Python and front-end/JavaScript frameworks  

• Proven track record of building quality software with TDD  

• Strong knowledge of software engineering design and architectural patterns   

• Experience creating and maintaining scalable web applications with high availability, observability and structured logging  

• API design to scale in Python 

• Good knowledge of object relational mappers and their implementation design patterns  

• Appreciation for detailed source code documentation and organized code structuring  

• Software deployment pipelines and best practice (CI/CD)  

• Excellent knowledge of computer algorithms and solid computer science fundamentals  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English 

Good to have experience   

• Experience in developing large production grade web applications with python, java or Go 

• Forward thinking with ability to recognize the impact of technology in business 

• Strong foundation on distributed systems 

• Knowledge of container orchestration using Kubernetes 

• Server backend management experience (Linux, MySQL, Puma, Apache, Nginx, etc.) 

• Good knowledge on application security 

• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its services, such as, but not limited to, EC2, RDS, EBS, S3, Lambda functions 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelors or Masters in a relevant engineering discipline (Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science are preferred) 

Language(s):   

• English  

• French is a plus  

 Our Technology Stack:  

• Web framework: Django, Flask 

• Background task: Celery, RabbitMQ 

• Front-end: Angular 

• API: FastAPI, DRF, flask 

• TDD: Pytest, Locust 

• Search: Sphinx 

• Storage: MySQL, Mongo, Cassandra, Redis 

• Source Control: Gitlab selfhosted for git and CI/CD 

• Deployment: k8s, terraform, helm, Ansible 

• Fresh Ideas Always welcome! 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however due to the large volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.   

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!   

Job Title:  Software Engineer (Cloud native) 

Department: Digital 

Reporting line:  Software Engineering Manager 

Location: Kampala or  Nairobi 

About ENGIE Energy Access  

ENGIE Energy Access is the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa. The company develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGO solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,800 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.9 million customers and more than 9 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to impact 20 million lives across Africa by 2025.  

www.engie-energyaccess.com    

www.linkedin.com/company/engie-africa  

Job Purpose/Mission   

EEA is looking for a talented, self-starting tech lead to join the team to help deliver affordable solar power and financial services across Africa. This position offers a great opportunity to work alongside an elite team of engineers and business professionals and directly contribute to the success of a mission driven company with social and environmental impact. Candidates will get the opportunity to work in a diverse technology stack at scale and lead the evolution of at least one of our software products. 

Responsibilities  

• Define software engineering strategy and architecture with other leaders, fully responsible for the technical evolution of at least one software product, responsible for the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) from ideation to deployment 

• Implement and optimize microservices and RESTful APIs to ensure scalability and ease of integration for cloud-based applications. 

• Architect and implement solutions that cater to multi-tenant environments, ensuring tenant isolation, efficient resource utilization, and data security. 

• Develop scalable data partitioning and tenant onboarding solutions to manage multiple tenants seamlessly while maintaining high performance. 

• Ensure proper configuration and management of tenant-level security, quotas, and SLAs. 

• Develop and deploy applications using Docker containers to ensure consistency across multiple environments (development, staging, production). 

• Use Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized workloads, enabling horizontal scaling, high availability, and automated deployments in multi-tenant architectures. 

• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters for tenant-aware scaling, load balancing, and service discovery. 

• Build and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines (using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI) to enable continuous integration and continuous deployment across multiple environments. 

• Integrate automated testing, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure early detection of issues and smooth rollouts. 

• Implement blue-green deployments, canary releases, and other progressive delivery techniques to reduce downtime and minimize risks during deployments in multi-tenant setups. 

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, ensuring the infrastructure supports the demands of multi-tenant applications. 

• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to automate provisioning and scaling of infrastructure. 

• Ensure that the cloud environment is configured for cost-efficiency, elasticity, and fault tolerance while maintaining strict adherence to security and compliance standards. 

• Implement and manage monitoring and alerting systems (using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic) to track application performance, usage, and tenant-specific metrics. 

• Proactively monitor and troubleshoot production issues, ensuring high availability and uptime for multi-tenant applications. 

• Conduct root cause analysis on system failures or performance degradation and implement necessary optimizations or patches. 

• Continuously optimize application performance to support the scalability demands of multiple tenants, ensuring low latency and high throughput. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, product management, QA, and other software engineers, to align on requirements, technical specifications, and deliverables. 

• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers to improve overall code quality and team productivity. 

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in cloud-native development, containerization, Kubernetes, and multi-tenant architecture. 

Knowledge and skills    

Experience:  

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with a focus on cloud-native development. 

• Proficiency in Python and Ruby web frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra). 

• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration in production environments. 

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in a multi-tenant architecture. 

• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and distributed systems. 

• Cloud Platforms: Expertise in AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, including services like EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc. 

• Version Control: Proficiency in Git and branching strategies for multi-tenant development. 

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar tools. 

• Testing: Proficiency in automated testing frameworks (e.g., RSpec for Ruby, PyTest for Python) and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines. 

• Monitoring: Experience with application performance monitoring (APM) tools (e.g., Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic). 

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for building scalable and reliable systems. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment. 

Nice to Have 

• Experience with multi-tenant architecture in a SaaS environment. 

• Familiarity with serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions). 

• Knowledge of GraphQL APIs and their integration with multi-tenant systems. 

• Understanding of security best practices in cloud-native applications, including IAM roles, data encryption, and secrets management 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelors or Masters in a relevant engineering discipline (Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science preferred) or comparable 

Language(s):   

• English  

• French is a plus  

 Our Technology stack:  

• Web framework: Rails 5 , Django, flask, fastapi 

• Mobile: Android Kotlin/Java 

• Background task: Sidekiq , Celery, RabbitMQ 

• Front-end: ActiveAdmin, VueJS, Angular  

• API: Grape, Devise , DRF, FastApi 

• TDD: RSpec , PyTest 

• Search: Thinking Sphinx  

• Storage: MySQL, Mongo, Cassandra, Redis  

• Source Control: Gitlab selfhosted for git and CI/CD  

• Deployment: Capistrano, Ansible  

• Fresh Ideas Always welcome! 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however due to the large volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.   

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!   

Job Title:  Software Quality Assurance Lead

Department: Digital

Reporting line: Head of Software Engineering

Location: Kampala or Nairobi

Job Grade: HL15

About ENGIE Energy Access

ENGIE Energy Access is the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa. The company develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGO solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,800 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.9 million customers and more than 9 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to impact 20 million lives across Africa by 2025.

www.engie-energyaccess.com  

www.linkedin.com/company/engie-africa

Job Purpose/Mission 

EEA is looking for an experienced Software Quality Assurance (QA) Lead to oversee and drive the quality assurance strategy for both web and mobile applications in a multi-tenant architecture. As a QA Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of QA engineers, developing comprehensive testing strategies, and ensuring that our applications meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and security across multiple tenants.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, development, and DevOps, to establish quality metrics, testing methodologies, and automation frameworks that will enable us to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable software and directly contribute to

the success of a mission driven company with social and environmental impact. Candidates will get the opportunity to work in a diverse technology stack at scale and lead the evolution of at least one of our software products.

Responsibilities

· Leadership & Team Management:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers, ensuring clear goals, performance tracking, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the recruitment, onboarding, and training of QA team members.
• Foster a collaborative and proactive team culture focused on delivering high-quality software.

· Quality Assurance Strategy:

• Design and implement comprehensive QA strategies for multi-tenant web and mobile applications, covering functional, performance, security, and regression testing.
• Ensure the creation and maintenance of detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Establish and monitor key QA metrics (e.g., defect rates, code coverage, test execution time, etc.) to track and improve software quality over time.

· Test Automation:

• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks to ensure efficient regression testing and fast feedback in CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure appropriate levels of test coverage, including integration, API, and UI automation across both web and mobile platforms.
• Identify and implement tools and frameworks for test automation that align with the needs of multi-tenant applications.

· Manual and Exploratory Testing:

• Manage manual testing efforts for complex or high-risk areas of the application that require human insight.
• Perform exploratory testing to identify edge cases, usability issues, and unanticipated defects.

· Collaboration & Communication:

• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps to understand requirements, clarify acceptance criteria, and ensure the QA process is integrated into the development lifecycle.
• Evaluation and/or authoring of UAT together with product managers and provide necessary support to business stakeholders.

· Continuous Improvement:

• Implement continuous testing practices to provide feedback on software quality early in the development cycle.
• Stay updated with the latest QA methodologies, tools, and best practices, and integrate them into the team’s processes.
• Work to reduce release cycle times by optimizing testing processes and increasing automation coverage.

At EEA, we have high expectations for our managers. Each manager plays a key role in creating an exceptional experience not only for our customers but for every person on our team. Our managers help EEA realize our ambitious goals while developing their own leadership skills and facilitating growth for their direct reports.

We believe that great leaders:

• Deliver ambitious results: As a high-performing and accountable leader, you create an environment enabling effective action and bold decisions which contribute to successful delivery of results.
• Act with integrity: As an ethical leader you are honest, respectful, objective, and transparent. You create and build upon a foundation of trust and openness.
• Inspire and mentor the team: As an inspirational leader you walk the talk. You empower and coach your team with trust and humility.
• Are accessible: as an accessible leader, you develop and maintain deep connections with stakeholders through approachability and active listening.
• Ensure diversity and inclusion: as an inclusive leader, you ensure diversity and foster a sense of belonging.

Knowledge and skills 

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience with both web and mobile applications (iOS and Android) testing, including experience working with multi-tenant architectures.
• Strong experience in automated testing frameworks (Selenium, Appium, Cypress, etc.).
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including functional, performance, and security testing.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated testing into CI workflows (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI).
• Experience in API testing using tools such as Postman, SoapUI, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with version control systems like Git and project management tools like Jira.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, with a track record of building and leading high-performing QA teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across functional teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong attention to detail.

Nice to have:

• Experience with load testing and performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling) is a strong advantage.
• Strong knowledge of multi-tenant systems, including tenant isolation and data segregation requirements is a plus.
• Experience with cloud environments (e.g., AWS) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with security testing tools (e.g., OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite).
• Experience with performance monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Sentry, Zabbix).

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters in a relevant engineering discipline (Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science preferred) or comparable

Language(s): 

• English
• French is a plus

Our Technology stack:

• Web framework: Rails 5 , Django, flask, fastapi
• Mobile: Android Kotlin/Java
• Background task: Sidekiq , Celery, RabbitMQ
• Front-end: ActiveAdmin, VueJS, Angular
• API: Grape, Devise , DRF, FastApi
• TDD: RSpec , PyTest
• Search: Thinking Sphinx
• Storage: MySQL, Mongo, Cassandra, Redis
• Source Control: Gitlab selfhosted for git and CI/CD
• Deployment: Capistrano, Ansible
• Fresh Ideas Always welcome!

We thank all applicants for their interest, however due to the large volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!

Job Title:  Software Engineering Manager 

Department: Digital 

Reporting line:  Head of Software Engineering 

Location: Berlin 

Job Grade: 17 

About ENGIE Energy Access  

ENGIE Energy Access is the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa. The company develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGO solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,800 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.9 million customers and more than 9 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to impact 20 million lives across Africa by 2025.  

www.engie-energyaccess.com    

www.linkedin.com/company/engie-africa  

Job Purpose/Mission   

EEA is looking for a talented, self-starting tech lead to join the team to help deliver affordable solar power and financial services across Africa. This position offers a great opportunity to work alongside an elite team of engineers and business professionals and directly contribute to the success of a mission driven company with social and environmental impact. Candidates will get the opportunity to work in a diverse technology stack at scale and lead the evolution of at least one of our software products. 

Responsibilities  

• Line management of a sub-set of the software development team (4-6 direct reports). 

• Contract management with external developers(freelancers) in collaboration with Head of Software Engineering 

• Work with engineering tech-lead to put in place clear performance management framework and provide actionable feedback and goals for the technical team 

• Grow and develop software engineers 

• establish upskilling and training path, growth path 

• Structured coaching and mentorship plan 

• Institute processes to address performance gaps and ensure the team is technically competent 

• Together with tech-lead, ensure effective onboarding of new engineers 

• Recruit software team for their pillar and maintain a pipeline of candidates 

• Together with tech leads, resource Management to align with key delivery milestones 

• Actively participate and understand the ROI of engineering efforts, understand the value creation and the priorities to the business.  

• Contributing to team culture (within the product team and broader digital team) 

• Communication 

• Technical excellence and knowledge sharing 

• Team bonding 

At EEA, we have high expectations for our managers. Each manager plays a key role in creating an exceptional experience not only for our customers but for every person on our team. Our managers help EEA realize our ambitious goals while developing their own leadership skills and facilitating growth for their direct reports.   

We believe that great leaders:  

• Deliver ambitious results: As a high-performing and accountable leader, you create an environment enabling effective action and bold decisions which contribute to successful delivery of results.  

• Act with integrity: As an ethical leader you are honest, respectful, objective, and transparent. You create and build upon a foundation of trust and openness.  

• Inspire and mentor the team: As an inspirational leader you walk the talk. You empower and coach your team with trust and humility.  

• Are accessible: as an accessible leader, you develop and maintain deep connections with stakeholders through approachability and active listening.  

• Ensure diversity and inclusion: as an inclusive leader, you ensure diversity and foster a sense of belonging.  

Knowledge and skills    

Experience:  

• At least 7 years of relevant experience of which 2 is in leadership role, with proven track record of leading a high performing engineering team 

• Experience in resource management and capacity planning 

• Practical and thorough understanding of the various software development methodologies, their application in different contexts and trade-offs 

• Experience in hiring, onboarding and maintaining pipeline of engineers. Demonstrated ability to create suitable conditions to retain talent 

• Knowledge of developer productivity tools and performance frameworks (DORA, SPACE, DevEx..) in the software space 

• Ability to identify and address process gaps, culture issues and conflicts  

• Hands-on, senior level competency of full-stack software development using relevant front and backend frameworks 

• Entrepreneurial and forward thinking with ability to recognize the impact of technology in business 

• Appreciation for detailed source code documentation and organized code structuring 

• Software deployment pipelines and best practice (CI/CD) 

• Excellent knowledge of computer algorithms and solid computer science fundamentals  

Qualifications:  

• Bachelors or Masters in a relevant engineering discipline (Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science preferred) or comparable 

Language(s):   

• English  

• French is a plus  

 Our Technology stack:  

• Web framework: Rails 5 , Django, flask, fastapi 

• Mobile: Android Kotlin/Java 

• Background task: Sidekiq , Celery, RabbitMQ 

• Front-end: ActiveAdmin, VueJS, Angular  

• API: Grape, Devise , DRF, FastApi 

• TDD: RSpec , PyTest 

• Search: Thinking Sphinx  

• Storage: MySQL, Mongo, Cassandra, Redis  

• Source Control: Gitlab selfhosted for git and CI/CD  

• Deployment: Capistrano, Ansible  

• Fresh Ideas Always welcome! 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however due to the large volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.   

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!