Operations Manager
Tetra Maritime
Lagos
Nigeria
July 3, 2026
Full-timeJuly 3, 2026
Job Description
Job Overview:
WakaEat is a food technology marketplace connecting consumers, restaurants, home chefs, and delivery partners to celebrate and expand the reach of African cuisine globally. We are building Africa's leading vertical marketplace for African food commerce — serving Africans on the continent and across the diaspora in the US, UK, Canada, Europe, and beyond.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct full architecture review and take ownership of technical standards; Identify gaps and risks ahead of soft launch; Ensure all platform components are fully integrated and production-ready; Lead structured handover from existing development team; Deliver written gap analysis and risk register within the first 14 days; Actively contribute to the codebase — backend, APIs, and integrations; Own backend, web, and mobile system performance; Manage and troubleshoot Stripe and Flutterwave; Mentor and guide a small but growing development team; Be actively involved throughout both market launches.
Required Qualifications:
3–5+ years of software development in a senior or lead role; Proven experience stepping into an existing codebase and executing a structured handover; Experience owning a platform in a pre-launch or early-stage environment; Full-stack proficiency — backend, APIs, and third-party integrations; AWS infrastructure, software architecture, and scalable system design; Real-time systems — order management, notifications, and logistics; Mobile development — React Native, Flutter, or native Android/iOS; Payment gateway experience — Stripe and/or Flutterwave strongly preferred; Fluent English — written and spoken — required; French communication preferred.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
Experience:
Experience with marketplace or food delivery platforms; Experience working in early-stage startups or pre-launch environments; Experience managing distributed, multilingual development teams.
Languages:
Fluent English — written and spoken — required; French communication preferred.
Additional Notes:
Contract-to-Hire (90-day probationary period); Probation Salary: ₦600,000 gross / month; Post-Probation Salary: ₦900,000 gross / month; Company laptop provided.
WakaEat is a food technology marketplace connecting consumers, restaurants, home chefs, and delivery partners to celebrate and expand the reach of African cuisine globally. We are building Africa's leading vertical marketplace for African food commerce — serving Africans on the continent and across the diaspora in the US, UK, Canada, Europe, and beyond.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct full architecture review and take ownership of technical standards; Identify gaps and risks ahead of soft launch; Ensure all platform components are fully integrated and production-ready; Lead structured handover from existing development team; Deliver written gap analysis and risk register within the first 14 days; Actively contribute to the codebase — backend, APIs, and integrations; Own backend, web, and mobile system performance; Manage and troubleshoot Stripe and Flutterwave; Mentor and guide a small but growing development team; Be actively involved throughout both market launches.
Required Qualifications:
3–5+ years of software development in a senior or lead role; Proven experience stepping into an existing codebase and executing a structured handover; Experience owning a platform in a pre-launch or early-stage environment; Full-stack proficiency — backend, APIs, and third-party integrations; AWS infrastructure, software architecture, and scalable system design; Real-time systems — order management, notifications, and logistics; Mobile development — React Native, Flutter, or native Android/iOS; Payment gateway experience — Stripe and/or Flutterwave strongly preferred; Fluent English — written and spoken — required; French communication preferred.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
Experience:
Experience with marketplace or food delivery platforms; Experience working in early-stage startups or pre-launch environments; Experience managing distributed, multilingual development teams.
Languages:
Fluent English — written and spoken — required; French communication preferred.
Additional Notes:
Contract-to-Hire (90-day probationary period); Probation Salary: ₦600,000 gross / month; Post-Probation Salary: ₦900,000 gross / month; Company laptop provided.
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