Job Title:   Digital Designer Company Name: dubizzle Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   Job Summary: The Digital Designer will create world-class visual executions for all media / channels for briefs of all sizes and types. We’re a team of 4,000 ambitious, curious people building trading platforms that are used by hundreds of millions of people every month to buy and sell almost anything.     Key Duties and Responsibilities:  Bring the dubizzle brand to life with interesting and new ideas, the right tone of voice, design and creative. Solve complex visual problems and turn them into innovative, beautifully clear, designed solutions across all mediums and channels. Visually present ideas that are emotionally touching, that challenge people and assumptions. Share innovative work from the world of design with the team, and pass on skills and knowledge to team members Support other members of the team where needed   Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  Two to four years of experience in creating award-winning visual concepts at a digital agency / internal design team. Strong experience and skills in visual design. Experience, understanding of and passion for the Deep understanding of modern creative storytelling bridging different media as well as virtual and physical. Expert skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and other Adobe tools Wide range of understanding and interest in creative tools and services Microsoft Office Apple Keynote and iWork Inspirational mindset and personality Great team player Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Passion to motivate her peers further and constantly (in a positive way) challenge what they are doing. Can solve internal disputes and maintain a positive work climate even in high-stress situations. Thinks outside the box to drive efficiency and innovation Arabic is a must

Job Title:  PHP Engineer - Emerging Markets Company Name: OLX Group Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   About OLX Group: The OLX Group is a network of leading classifieds platforms in 45 markets, including brands like OLX, Avito, letgo, dubizzle, among others. The OLX Group connects local people to buy, sell or exchange used goods and services by making it fast and easy for anyone to post a listing through their mobile phone or on the web. Hundreds of millions of people in local markets around the world generate more than 1.9 billion monthly visits, 37 billion monthly page views and 54 million listings every month on the OLX Group's online marketplaces.   Job Summary: The PHP Engineer - Emerging Markets should be a talented super ninja programmer. PHP has no secrets for you and you have used it with MySQL as well as NoSQL databases? Do you see potential for optimization at every corner? Interested in being part of a platform that handles millions of requests per day? Continuous integration, auto-scaled rolling releases and cross-service communication are all part of the daily gig. Our Software Engineers write and maintain clean, high-caliber code. They are the engineering brain behind our web product that is reliable, user-friendly, responsive and loved by its many users.   Key Duties and Responsibilities:   Gather up-to-date and in-depth understanding of the dubizzle code bases and technology stack and actively contributing to product development within a month of joining; Gain a detailed understanding of the complete architecture of our products and services and the position of your product stream in it; Develop elegant solutions for complex problems; Research and apply industry trends as part of your daily work; Write and maintain exemplary code following dubizzle’s programming practices; Actively advocate best practices on a companywide level and ensure the cleanup of suboptimal code; Create unit and feature tests of your own work and expand existing test for our existing codebase; Contribute to the reliability and efficiency of our current code base; Actively participate in code review; Ability to work completely independently on routine tasks, if required; Ability to be a technical mentor within a product vertical team of front end and back end engineers; Guide other engineers transitioning from Python during their quest to master PHP;   Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The PHP Engineer - Emerging Markets should have Mastery of PHP in-depth knowledge of one PHP web framework of your choice; Four years of professional PHP software engineering experience; Three years of experience in analysis, design and implementation of next generation web applications; One year of experience with API based architectures; Mastery of database management technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Riak, and Solr; Strong knowledge of different caching layers and strategies; Strong knowledge of Git version control system, including cherry-picks, merge strategies, bisect, rebasing and reverts; Strong knowledge of scalability and high availability systems Strong understanding of build process management and continuous integration and continuous deployment; Ability to be a technical mentor within a product vertical team of front end and back end engineers; Guide other engineers transitioning from Python during their quest to master PHP; Strong algorithms and data structure background; Solid understanding of testing methodologies (feature unit tests, component tests, integration tests, etc.); Good understanding of REST, API design, optimization; Understanding of provision tools like Docker; Strong background of Agile Methodologies such as Kanban, Scrum and XP. Ability to act as a Scrum Master within a team; Ability to be a technical mentor within the team of front end and back end engineers; Working knowledge of JavaScript, jQuery and Vanilla JavaScript as well as working knowledge of Rich Internet application frameworks like Angular JS; Knowledge of Objective-C is a plus – knowledge of Java is a bigger plus. Experience working on high-traffic and large-scale web products; Driven to gain insight into different new and old technologies.

Job Title:  Head of Product Company Name: dubizzle Dubai Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   About dubizzle UAE: dubizzle is the leading classifieds website for users in the UAE. Since its launch in 2005, dubizzle.com has become the number one platform for users to buy, sell, or find anything in their community. A community where underused goods are redistributed to fill a new need, and become wanted again, where non- product assets such as space, skills and money are exchanged and traded in new ways that don’t always require centralized institutions or ‘middlemen’. dubizzle is an OLX company. OLX is the world's leading classifieds brand which is part of the Naspers Classifieds family. The OLX network of companies operates in more than 40 growth markets in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Europe. Worldwide we get more than 240 million unique users and generating more than 17 billion page views, per month.   Job Summary: The Head of Product will be responsible for looking at the dubizzle product landscape and ensuring a comprehensive look and feel. Your product catalogue will span from highly monetizing verticals to those that needs love and care with a high level of user love. The right individual will have prior experience managing a well-known and highly respected product while inspiring everyone from engineers to marketers to CEO’s   Key Duties and Responsibilities:   Make world class products that people will love to use; Responsible for managing the UAE product experience and leading a team of experienced product managers. Must have a 3+ years of experience leading a product team across web and mobile products; Must be comfortable with reviewing specifications, working across multi-disciplinary teams: design, engineering, marketing and sales to launch core features; Exhibit sound product judgment, ability to formulate product strategy and present clear measurable objectives that will lead to achieving our business goals; Expected to provide valuable input into business cases based on in-depth data analysis and demonstrate how that analysis impacts key product metrics; Manage prioritisation and trade-offs among customer experience, technical constraints and business drivers; Expected to develop a deep understanding of our users: their problems, their needs, their desires; Proven success developing and managing product go-to-market plans, with responsibility for revenue; Strong business skills to manage a product that provides strong data based ROI for internal and external customers (and partners where appropriate); Critical thinking including identifying of risks, weaknesses and difficulties; Leadership through influence; Collaboration to generate ideas, to drive alignment and to get things done; Ability to communicate vision, plans and roadmaps to anyone from an engineer to a high-level executive, both visually and in writing; Measures success in user constituency, user feedback and business performance with hard KPI’s; Always ships product with clear target measureable impacts, and plan for how to measure with quality – always open to unexpected upsides or downsides; Demonstrated ability to work with large quantities of information, delivering data-driven solutions; Game changing thinking and innovative problem solver that can turn ambiguous problem spaces into clear solutions;   Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The applicant must hold a BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, advanced technical degree or MBA Seven years of experience in product management in consumer mobile or web development. 3+ years in managing people Focus on outcomes with proven experience making product teams successful Sufficient competence as a technologist to understand technology opportunities and constraints while also possessing the ability to talk/understand the language of engineering Previous start-up experience is a strong plus Strong project management skills Exceptional data analysis skills Outstanding communication skills (written & oral); ability to communicate across diverse cultures, languages, work styles, and personalities Solutions driven / problem solver; ability to present work to executive staff and enjoy convincing your peers on best solutions Personal effectiveness; organised, have attention to detail and be a self-starter Team player; willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to help your team win

Job Title:  Performance Marketing Specialist - AMEA Company Name: dubizzle UAE Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   About dubizzle UAE: dubizzle is the leading classifieds website for users in the UAE. Since its launch in 2005, dubizzle.com has become the number one platform for users to buy, sell, or find anything in their community. A community where underused goods are redistributed to fill a new need, and become wanted again, where non- product assets such as space, skills and money are exchanged and traded in new ways that don’t always require centralized institutions or ‘middlemen’. dubizzle is an OLX company. OLX is the world's leading classifieds brand which is part of the Naspers Classifieds family. The OLX network of companies operates in more than 40 growth markets in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Europe. Worldwide we get more than 260 million monthly active users and generating more than 19 billion page views per month.   Job Summary: The Performance Marketing Specialist – AMEA will be responsible for running all the Search / Social Media / YouTube campaigns at dubizzle UAE .   Key Duties and Responsibilities:   Execute and optimize all Search / Social advertising campaigns on the different search channels. Report on the performance of all Search / Social campaigns on a daily basis. Test different features/tools for Search / Social Stay up to date with the latest products and innovation in the search advertising landscape. Recognizes and acts on inconsistencies in data or results.   Qualifications, Skills and Experience: At least two to three years of experience in PPC advertising (a must have) The dubizzle Performance Marketing Specialist should have strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Must be user focused Google Adwords Google analytics Facebook Advertising Excel DoubleClick (additional)  Keyword planner Mobile advertising analysis Analytical thinking Detail oriented The Performance Marketing Specialist should have mobile App advertising experience.

Job Title:  iOS Engineer Company Name: OLX Group Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   Job Summary: The iOS Engineer should be a talented super ninja programmer and is interested in being part of a platform that handles millions of requests per day. Continuous integration, auto-scaled rolling releases, event-driven micro-service architectures are all part of the daily gig. We’re a team of 4,000 ambitious, curious people building trading platforms that are used by hundreds of millions of people every month to buy and sell almost anything.   Key Duties and Responsibilities:  You'll work closely with other teams from the early stages of design all the way through identifying and resolving production issues. You will support a wide range of products focusing on automation, availability and performance, and above all reliability as well as supporting other engineers and business intelligence leading up to, during and after each sprint. You will live true to our ambitions of building an industry leading platform which is relentlessly focused on innovation. Develop elegant solutions for complex problems; Write architecturally sound and maintainable code following dubizzle’s programming practices; Work in a mentoring capacity within a peer-programming environment and provide guidance on tasks, irrespective of complexity or scale; Handle the entire software development life cycle, end to end Unit-test code for robustness, include edge cases, usability and reliability. Working with our testing team to ensure 100% test coverage. Discovering and implementing the newest technologies.   Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Three years’ experience of iOS development and Objective-C. A deep understanding of Cocoa-touch A good understanding of Swift. A diverse portfolio of previously built iOS Apps. Have published at least one or more iOS App to the market. You can talk all day about Core data, Core Animation and Core Graphics. Current knowledge of mobile architecture, landscape, trends and emerging markets. The ability to create world leading beautiful and elegant user interfaces. A solid understanding of RESTful applications. A solid understanding of the different caching techniques you can apply when developing a mobile app. A solid understand of how to create data structures and ORM. Understanding of Agile methodologies and SCRUM. You understand git commands and have a GitHub or Bitbucket account. Problem solving; Analytical thinking; Conceptual thinking; Detail oriented; Excellent communication & interpersonal skills. This is an absolute must. We have heated debates around complicated subjects and you will be expected to defend your points of view. Ability to prioritize tasks and quickly adjust in a rapidly changing environment;

Job Title:  Business Associate - AMEA Company Name: OLX Group Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   About OLX Group: The OLX Group is a network of leading classifieds platforms in 45 markets, including brands like OLX, Avito, letgo, dubizzle, among others. The OLX Group connects local people to buy, sell or exchange used goods and services by making it fast and easy for anyone to post a listing through their mobile phone or on the web. Hundreds of millions of people in local markets around the world generate more than 1.9 billion monthly visits, 37 billion monthly page views and 54 million listings every month on the OLX Group's online marketplaces.   Job Summary: The Business Associate – AMEA will be co-responsible for building out the OLX business in AMEA. You will be the spider in the web and have a continuous focus on growth and efficiency. Your daily work is a mix of performance analyses, reporting and execution of the strategy. You will have close interaction with other departments such as performance marketing, business intelligence and advertising sales. You will work in a high pace environment (triple digit growth) that is professional, international and entrepreneurial   Key Duties and Responsibilities:    Manage the big picture, and the tiny details. You’re organized and always on top of your deadlines to ensure nothing gets missed. You also have an eye to the big picture and thrive on creating data driven decision making Bring your analytical A-game. You’ll be working on business models to understand trends, provide actionable insights, and track productivity and success of all markets to ensure we’re driving toward the best possible outcome. Drive initiatives. You will drive and support key initiatives for the AMEA region   Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Four to six years of experience in consulting, investment banking, startup, operations or high profile online pure player. Online experience is a big plus. Top of class in engineering, math, physics, econometrics, or other numeric MSc. Outstanding analytical capacity paired with a profound business sense Strategic oversight but at the same time a hands-on attitude and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment Strong ability to drive change in an environment with multiple stakeholders Outstanding academic grades, excellent written and verbal communication skills High Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g. Pivot Tables, short-cuts, Power Pivot, Power Query) and proficiency in MySQL language and databases Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks, to prioritize those tasks and to meet deadlines Demonstrated ability to translate business problems into quantitative analyses and produce insights Ability to form and execute growth plans in a fast pace 80/20 when possible, 100/100 when needed Fluent in English

Job Title:  Senior Front-End Engineer Company Name: OLX Group Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   Key Duties and Responsibilities:   The Senior Front-End Engineer will work as part of an agile team to deliver & improve features for our products in a fast-paced environment; Experiment with new front-end development technologies; Working closely with product owners on the feasibility of upcoming changes & providing accurate timelines of work; Working closely with our visual design team, to build up to standards HTML/CSS/JS components; Working closely with Software engineers to build, enhance & optimize dubizzle.com & other products; Ensure feature comparability across multiple browsers & platforms. Identify & address performance issues. Write clean, tested, modular & well-documented code.   Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The applicant must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent field; Three years of experience in a similar role; Excellent understanding of HTML, CSS & JavaScript; Experience with Mobile-first & Responsive web design methodologies; Fair knowledge of preprocessors such as Sass (preferably), Stylus or LESS; Fair understanding of BEM, OOCSS or SMACSS methodologies; Essential understanding of JavaScript libraries, patterns & methodologies (jQuery, AJAX, Modernizr, etc...); Experience with testing and developing across multiple browsers while maintaining a consistent experience; Fair understanding of MVC frameworks (Ember, Angular or Backbone); Understanding of build tools like Gulp or Webpack; Knowledge of Node.js is definitely a plus; Understanding of package management tools like bower & NPM; Fair understanding of AMD, UMD & Common JS patterns; Understanding of client-side performance issues; Good eye for design and UX; Experience with writing modular & reusable code; Understanding of version control systems (git); Understands how to use command line; Good understanding for using graphic applications like Photoshop, Illustrator or Sketch; Experience with Python/Django is a plus; JavaScript testing experience is a plus; Experience with internationalization and working on websites with multiple languages is a plus.

Job Title:  Senior Android Engineer Company Name: dubizzle (OLX Group) Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   Job Summary: The Senior Android Engineer will build and maintain world-class mobile applications in collaboration with the other engineers within your product stream, the QA team, the design team and your Tech Team Leads. As a Android Engineer, you will be responsible for advancing our mobile application and ensuring scale as we grow to millions of monthly active users across many countries.   Key Duties and Responsibilities: Hit the ground running - Gather up-to-date and in-depth understanding of the dubizzle code base and technologies stack within weeks; Lead planning sessions around new product features, deliver detailed roll-out/roll-back strategies for releases. Research and apply industry trends as part of your daily work; Create unit tests in accordance with our established standards to cover assigned work; Write and maintain exemplary code following dubizzle’s programming practices; Actively contribute in post-release maintenance issues; Develop elegant solutions for complex problems; Pioneer reliability and efficiency of our current code base, platforms and/or core systems; Impact on the direction and scope of dubizzle’s technical vision within your stream; Define the architecture of your product steam; Gain a detailed understanding of the complete architecture of our product and the position of your product stream in it; Work in a mentoring capacity within a peer-programming environment and provide guidance on tasks, irrespective of complexity or scale; Code review all major pull requests, defining programming standards and providing constructive feedback. Provide and share a broad knowledge of technologies and architectures and function as a mentor within the scope of your product stream (and outside of it when required); Capacity to push back requirements when incomplete; Handle the entire software development life cycle, end to end   Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field At least four years experience of native Android development. 5+ years of Java or OOP. A deep understanding of the Java Language. A deep understanding of the Android SDK, SQ Lite, Web services and location-based services. A current view on the Android development landscape. A diverse portfolio of previously built Android Apps. Have published at least one or more Android Apps to the market You can talk all day about Android architecture, use of the best current libraries and innovate Android applications currently on the market. Lots of experience with third party libraries and APIs Current knowledge of mobile architecture, landscape, trends and emerging markets. The ability to create world leading beautiful and elegant user interfaces. A solid understanding of RESTful applications. A solid understanding of the different caching techniques you can apply when developing a mobile app. A solid understand of how to create data structures and ORM. Understanding of Agile methodologies and SCRUM. You understand git commands and have a GitHub or BitBucket account The understanding of need to act on deadlines set from above Problem solving / innovation Communication Be open, honest, transparent and direct when working with your teammates. Develop common and shared goals and objectives Been on at least one “death march” and know exactly why some things are to be avoided; Maintain and ensure optimal software quality within the assigned product; Mentor and develop a product vertical team of excellent back end engineers that deliver high-quality code; Lead product planning meetings and architect solutions within your stream; Excellent communication & interpersonal skills; This is an absolute must, we have heated debates around complicated subjects and you will be expected to lead conversations around them; Professional behaviours

Job Title:  User Experience Research Intern Company Name: Shedd (OLX Group) Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   About Shedd: Shedd is a fashion marketplace which allows people to sell their fashion items – be that an unused pair of shoes that just didn’t fit, or a new caftan from an up-and-coming designer. We’re a young and hungry company with a global footprint, backed by dubizzle and Naspers. We’re still nimble enough to test and iterate design systems with pace (as a start-up would), but benefit from the backing and experience of a global powerhouse, to scale quickly Shedd is an OLX company.The OLX Group is a network of leading classifieds platforms in 40 markets, including the brands OLX, Avito, letgo and dubizzle.   Job Summary: The User Experience Research Intern should be a bright, hard-working individual, passionate about learning about users behaviours and creating fantastic user experiences. You will work with and learn from our UX Research Lead and influence the development of the next features on Shedd. You’ll be part of our team of creative and smart people, and have the opportunity to collaborate with the other teams at Shedd: Marketing, Engineering and Business Intelligence.   Key Duties and Responsibilities: Throughout the internship you will learn to: Plan and execute studies to collect quantitative and qualitative data about users behavior. Apply a variety of research methods, such as user testing, semi-formal interviews, ethnography, surveys, A/B and multivariate testing, card sorting, tree testing, market research, and competitive analysis. Use descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze quantitative data. Use content analysis techniques to analyze qualitative data. Transform data into insights. Prioritize usability issues. Design wireframe mock-ups, interactions flows, and low-fidelity prototypes. Present and communicate your results and suggestions to the product team and the rest of the company. Write a user research report and presentation deck.   Qualifications, Skills and Experience:   The applicant should have a background in Psychology, Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Human Factors, Product Design, Industrial Design, Visual or Graphic Design, Communications Design, or related field. Is fluent in English (additional language a plus). Highly organized. Prior experience in applied research in academia a plus. Family or Student Visa.

Job Title:  Growth Manager Company Name: OLX Group   Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   Job Summary: The Growth Manager will strategize growth and lead all marketing activities for OLX in Oman. The role is based in Dubai, UAE, where our regional marketing teams are; and traveling to Muscat, Oman, will be required to work with our partners on the ground.   Key Duties and Responsibilities: Tasked with formulating growthstrategy and identifying scalable ways of growing our platform users in Oman. Allocating marketing budget among different channels, regularly monitoring and optimizing it for effective growth. Setting marketing calendar and roadmap: online and offline campaigns, social media, public relations and communication. Leading performance marketing activities with our regional digital team, working closely with our strategic digital partners (Google / YouTube, Facebook, and AdNetworks). Working with Business Analysts and Business Intelligence team to create reports and dashboards to measure effectiveness of marketing activities, and making data-informed improvements. Collaborating with regional PR team to align on agenda, messages and communication channels. Leading local agencies to manage and monitor the media planning of offline campaigns - pre-campaign pitch, media plan optimization, and post-campaign evaluation. Benchmarking growth strategies, trials, and results with regional and global teams.   Qualifications, Skills and Experience:   The applicant should possess entrepreneurship skills with a hands-on attitude and resourcefulness Analytical skills, data-driven mindset, comfort with KPIs development and tracking Creativity and curiosity, thinking out of the box to experiment new ways of growing the business Passion for online marketplaces, digital media, and internet startups Speaking Arabic is a must. GCC experience is a plus.

  Job Title:  Product Analyst - dubizzle Company Name: OLX Group Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   Job Summary: The Product Analyst – dubizzle should have strong problem solving and analytical skills combined with a hands-on attitude. You will be the go-to-person for objective, data driven assessments of the dubizzle platform and product strategy.   Key Duties and Responsibilities: Work closely with product/business managers to set objectives, identify improvement opportunities and prioritize product features based on business priorities. The jobholder will design, analyze, and interpret the results of product experiments. Work with product, engineering and business intelligence teams to implement, document, validate, and monitor tagging and metrics Develop effective automated reporting to surface the key metrics to main stakeholders Synthesize analysis into actionable recommendations and communicate product- and business managers in each step of the product development process. Support the development of a data-driven culture at dubizzle through knowledge sharing and training others.   Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  The applicant for the UAE career opportunity should hold a Degree in Math, Physics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields Outstanding problem solving skills paired with a strong business sense Ability to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance Strong technical skills regarding data analysis and statistics. Proficiency in SQL and/or Python are a big plus. Combination of speed and accuracy; we need to do things quickly, and we need to do them well. Excellent communication skills to synthesize, visualize, and communicate your ideas effectively to others Curiosity; you are aware that you don’t know everything and keen to explore and learn. Fluent in English Prior experience in online A/B testing and User Experience research is desired Knowledge of Python, R or other programming language used for statistical computing and Machine Learning is an added advantage

Job Title:  Junior Test Automation Engineer Company Name: OLX Group Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)   Job Summary: The Junior Test Automation Engineer should espouse the teachings of Lisa Crispin? Do you have heated debates on what should and shouldn’t be stubbed in a test case? Can you configure jenkins pipelines in your sleep? Do you know that with such power comes great responsibility?   Key Duties and Responsibilities: Embed in the development pack and help them to write and maintain automated tests across the test pyramid. Ensure functional and unit test coverage across all features being built. Work with the pack’s product owner to ensure user stories cover all product scenarios. Keep up to date with standards and requirements of software quality Analysis. Work with feature stakeholders like UX, BI, Marketing to make sure deliverables pass acceptance tests. Track the quality and reliability of the team using metrics like Build Test status, Code coverage, Bug Analysis Report, etc.   Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  The Junior Test Automation Engineer should have one to three years of test automation experience Passion for finding problems with software Enthusiasm for efficiency through automated processes Experience with Selenium Bindings (preferably python, though this is not a Selenium IDE position) Experience with SCM; specifically GitHub (preferred, link to Github/BitBucket profile encouraged) Ability to program in a scripting language like Python. Write test scripts to ensure code quality/functionality Develop internal QA testing tools Work with QA team members to thoroughly test all portions of product UI, internal and external reporting and alerting, advanced product features as well as command-line capabilities Basic working knowledge of Linux and Windows