Engineering Manager

About Us

At KingMakers, we're redefining sports and gaming entertainment across Africa through innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. As an Engineering Manager, you'll lead a talented team of engineers, driving the delivery of scalable, high-quality technical solutions while fostering a culture of growth, learning, and continuous improvement. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring alignment between business goals and technical execution, enabling Kingmakers to remain at the forefront of the industry.

We're looking for a hands-on
Engineering Manager for Payments
to lead a team of 12 talented engineers in building scalable, high-performance systems. If you're passionate about technology, love mentoring others, and thrive in fast-paced environments, this is your chance to drive real impact while shaping the future of our platform.

About the Role

As an
Engineering Manager,
you will:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring the delivery of innovative, scalable, and maintainable solutions that align with business objectives
• Drive technical excellence by promoting best practices, resolving complex challenges, and fostering a collaborative environment
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and stakeholders, aligning technical roadmaps with business goals while communicating risks and opportunities effectively
• Focus on team growth, ensuring engineers have the tools, guidance, and support to excel in their roles

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Guide the team in designing and developing scalable, secure, and reliable payment systems.
• Oversee system architecture, balancing innovation with maintainability and performance.
• Ensure smooth execution of complex, cross-functional projects.
• Champion best practices, testing, and quality assurance in all deliverables.

Team Management

• Mentor, coach, and grow engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and innovation.
• Provide clear feedback, career guidance, and motivation to help team members excel.
• Build cohesion across frontend and backend squads, ensuring alignment on goals and delivery.

Strategic & Operational Excellence

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Drive continuous improvement in workflows, observability, and incident management.
• Balance priorities between new feature development, system maintenance, and bug fixing

Requirements

We are looking for a dynamic leader who is passionate about technology and thrives in a rapidly growing organization. To be successful in this role, you'll need:

Top Attributes

• Team player & humble leader
• Exceptional communication skills
• Proactive problem-solver
• Strong people management skills
• Proven experience leading engineering teams

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in
  React, Tailwind, Angular, C#, .NET, SQL, MongoDB, Kafka
  .
• Experience with
  cloud infrastructure
  (Azure or similar) is highly valued.
• Familiarity with
  financial/booking systems
  .
• Knowledge of microservices, event-driven systems, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Solid grounding in CI/CD, test automation, and Agile practices.

Bonus Points For

• Payments or iGaming industry experience
• Game integration expertise

Perks

• Health Support:
  A monthly allowance to invest in your health and wellbeing
• Comprehensive Insurance:
  Extra protection and peace of mind for you and your loved ones
• Future Planning:
  Employer contributions towards your long-term financial security
• Performance Bonus:
  Discretionary rewards that celebrate your impact
• Convenience at Work:
  Free reserved parking at the office
• Hybrid Work:
  A flexible arrangement with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote each week