About Dimagi

Dimagi is an award-winning social enterprise and a certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation. Our primary product, CommCare, is the most widely-deployed open-source digital platform for enabling Frontline Workers. Since 2002, Governments and organizations across all sectors have built customized mobile, web, and SMS applications on CommCare to deliver services to underserved populations. Dimagi is more than a tech company. We are an impact-first team of compassionate people from all parts of the world and all walks of life, dedicated to using business as a force for good in global health and development.

The Global Technology Division's mission is to lead Dimagi’s technical strategy and ensure quality on our platform. Most of our team members operate in a matrix, where they collaborate with other technical team members and benefit from shared knowledge, experience, and comradery, while also being assigned to a business division to help align technical and business goals.

About the Position

Dimagi is seeking an ambitious candidate with a background in software development and project management. This position is open to remote employment within South Africa or can be based out of our office in Cape Town. This position will collaborate with team members in the US and may require some of your working hours to overlap with EST working hours.

The work will be challenging, but in the right ways - you'll have an opportunity to quickly dive into and learn from multiple project areas while making a real, positive impact. We are looking for a reliable team member who excels in execution and bringing a team together. The Associate Engineering Manager will be responsible for project management guidance, people management, and mentoring to improve the team's effectiveness.

Responsibilities

As an Associate Engineering Manager, you will:

• Manage a team of engineers and technical staff to enable their potential and help shape the growth of the team while also ensuring timely execution of team deliverables and helping to guide their resourcing
• Work with our Director of Technology to help understand the priority of technical asks and drive the engineering roadmap for the assigned areas
• Serve in a Scrum Master role to manage agile sprints and work with team to identify and improve processes continuously
• Oversee internal teams to implement specified product features, synthesizing input from multiple stakeholders to inform prioritization decisions
• Execute against established project plans from scoping to delivery, including setting up milestones, monitoring, and tracking team progress and quality, and performing appropriate risk management
• Lead execution of internal team initiatives around process improvement and team planning

Relevant Skills

At the core of this position, we are looking for smart, capable, and impact-driven individuals. For that reason, please consider the following requirements listed as general “guidelines” vs. strict qualifications:

• 2 to 5 years of experience working on and leading software teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Project management experience
• Software development experience
• Direct people management or team lead experience
• Planning and organizational skills that result in successful implementation and follow-through
• Must be eligible to work in South Africa
• (Bonus) Product management
• (Bonus) Familiarity with some components of our tech stack (Python, Django, SQL, Javascript/jQuery, HTML5/CSS, Knockout, CouchDB, Postgres)
• (Bonus) Enthusiasm about working in Public Health and International Development

Benefits and Compensation:

We aim to make a difference, not just as a company but also as an employer. We are transparent about salaries at all levels of the organization and have a standard, global pay scale for all positions that is non-negotiable. The gross salary for this position which is affiliated with Dimagi's Cape Town office, is 1012225 ZAR annually.

The benefits we offer are geared towards having a strong impact on our staff’s well-being. The final Cost-to-Company (CTC) number will be shared with you if you are offered this position.. A few of our key benefits are outlined below:

• 100% employer-sponsored medical insurance for employees and their families
• 5% match to Employees’ Retirement Fund
• 30 days paid time off inclusive of holidays
• Unlimited sick time and excellent parental leave policy
• Home office setup and remote work benefit
• Professional Development Benefit
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Magellan Healthcare

EEO Employer/Veteran/Disabled

Dimagi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.