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Senior DevOps Engineer

Leading super App in the Maghreb region offering ride-hailing, delivery, and financial services across Africa and expanding globally.
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptCape Town, South AfricaJohannesburg, South Africa
DevOps
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
501 - 1,000 Employees
6+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Finance · Travel

Job Description

Yassir, a leading super App in the Maghreb region with $200M in funding, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their Cloud Operations squad. The company operates in 45 cities across multiple countries, offering ride-hailing, last-mile delivery, and financial services. This role presents an opportunity to work on mission-critical infrastructure serving millions of customers.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining high-performance, scalable systems using Kubernetes and GCP cloud environment. You'll be crucial in improving CI/CD processes, handling incidents, and developing infrastructure as code. The role requires expertise in container orchestration, configuration management tools, and cloud services.

This position offers the chance to make a significant impact by helping bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans. You'll work on challenging technical problems from identity infrastructure to complex mapping systems. As part of a fast-growing tech company backed by top investors, including Y Combinator alumni, you'll have the opportunity to shape the company's technical infrastructure and culture.

The role combines technical expertise with the opportunity to contribute to digital transformation across Africa. Working in a diverse, inclusive environment, you'll be part of a team that values innovation, problem-solving, and making a lasting impact on the digital economy era.

Last updated 2 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior DevOps Engineer

  • Build and maintain scalable systems with Kubernetes in GCP cloud environment
  • Improve CI/CD process and increase automation
  • Handle incidents and support engineering teams with infrastructure needs
  • Develop infrastructure as code
  • Introduce processes, documentation, and best practices
  • Automate deployment and scaling processes
  • Improve infrastructure and processes for efficiency and cost reduction

Requirements For Senior DevOps Engineer

Kubernetes
Node.js
Python
TypeScript
MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
Linux
  • 6+ years experience in building large-scale infrastructure environments
  • Strong Linux administration and scripting languages knowledge
  • Experience with Containers and Kubernetes
  • Experience with Terraform, CDK for Terraform, Pulumi
  • Cloud infrastructure experience (GCP, AWS, Azure)
  • CI/CD processes experience
  • Node.JS or Python experience
  • Strong understanding of network protocols and security
  • Database knowledge (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Benefits For Senior DevOps Engineer

  • Join one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa
  • Have lasting impact on company culture
  • Work on challenging technical problems
  • Make real impact on bringing affordable services to millions

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