Engineering Manager – Developer Experience

About the role

Wave is building the first cashless continent in Africa, delivering fast, cheap mobile money services to millions. As Engineering Manager – Developer Experience, you will lead the team that equips Wave’s engineers with the tools and processes needed to ship value quickly and reliably.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Developer Experience team, setting priorities together with senior engineers, the Director of Platform, and engineering leadership.
• Mentor and support engineers to improve their effectiveness and collaboration.
• Treat the internal developer platform as a product, running surveys, measuring adoption, and balancing speed with compliance, security, and incident prevention.
• Own the end‑to‑end development workflow, from code creation to safe production deployment across multiple countries.
• Assess and introduce AI‑assisted development tools only when they demonstrably reduce toil or improve quality.

Required profile

• Strong belief in Wave’s mission to provide accessible financial services to underserved populations.
• Preference for simple, maintainable architecture over constantly chasing the latest tech trends.
• Enjoys collaborative environments and values teamwork.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to impact millions of lives across Africa.
• Work in a fast‑growing fintech with a clear social mission.
• Leadership role shaping the developer experience at scale.