Gurugeeks is Hiring a Software Dev Manager — Remote, Contract

The salary is stated, the scope is clear, and the start date is immediate. Gurugeeks wants a software development manager for a 3-month contract to stabilize their engineering operations from the inside.

This is not a build-from-scratch role. It is a fix-what-exists role, auditing codebases, enforcing standards, tightening the SDLC, and leaving behind documented processes that outlast the contract. Full-time, remote, Lagos-based company, Python-preferred stack.

About Gurugeeks

Gurugeeks Royalty Limited is a Nigerian digital technology company focused on IT services, cloud solutions, and AI-driven products. The company builds and manages multiple internal and client-facing applications aimed at scalability and global adoption. It positions itself as a tech transformation partner for businesses, which means the engineering infrastructure this role will govern is actively client-facing, not just internal tooling. The organization is small enough that this manager will have direct visibility across the entire product portfolio [VERIFY THIS: team size not disclosed].

What the Role Involves

The job description is unusually specific for a contract role, which is a good sign. Gurugeeks knows what is broken and has written a scope that reflects that. Over three months, you will:

Technical leadership and code governance:

• Review all active codebases for duplication, inefficiency, and poor implementation patterns
• Enforce coding standards, architecture consistency, and best practices across teams
• Provide hands-on guidance where the codebase requires direct intervention

Product and documentation alignment:

• Ensure Product Requirement Documents are accurate and kept current
• Facilitate feature walkthroughs before development begins to reduce mid-sprint surprises
• Bridge gaps between business, design, and engineering

SDLC governance:

• Implement structured processes across requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment
• Define acceptance criteria and a clear definition of “done.”
• Enforce accountability at every development stage

Quality assurance:

• Integrate QA earlier into the development cycle, not as an afterthought
• Establish automated testing frameworks, unit and integration tests
• Define and enforce minimum test coverage thresholds

DevOps, security, and performance:

• Strengthen CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
• Implement secure secrets and configuration management
• Introduce structured release validation and rollback strategies

Delivery and transition:

• Document all architecture, processes, and engineering standards
• Ensure knowledge transfer so the organisation can operate effectively after the contract ends

The success metrics are published, reduced duplication, enforced standards, improved product-to-engineering alignment, established QA processes, and documented architecture. You will be measured against these at the end of three months.

What They Want

Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• At least 5 years of software development experience
• At least 2 years in a leadership or senior engineering role
• Experience managing multiple products or complex, multi-system environments
• Strong hands-on coding and code review capability — backend or full-stack
• Experience with system architecture, refactoring, and optimisation
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience implementing automated testing frameworks
• Strong understanding of secure software development practices
• Ability to enforce structure and accountability across teams

Nice to Have:

• Python proficiency is listed as preferred, not mandatory
• Experience in tech transformation or consultancy-style engagements where you inherit rather than build systems

Salary and Benefits

₦200,000–₦230,000 per month — this is the full stated range. Whether these figures are gross or net is not specified [VERIFY THIS: confirm with Gurugeeks before accepting an offer].

For context: this is on the lower end of the market rate for a software development manager role in Nigerian tech. Senior engineering managers at mid-to-large Lagos fintechs typically command ₦500,000 and above. However, the contract nature, remote working, and three-month duration change the calculus; this is a short engagement with a defined exit, not a long-term employment commitment.

Additional stated benefits:

• High-visibility role across the organisation
• Collaborative work environment
• Potential for contract extension based on performance not guaranteed, but explicitly mentioned

Is This Open to Nigerians?

The role is listed as Nigeria-based and remote. Lagos is mentioned as the company location, but remote working is confirmed.

Compensation is in naira, confirmed by the published figures. No dollar component is mentioned.

How to Apply Step by Step

This role application is by email—not through a portal. The process is straightforward but specific:

1. Prepare your CV. Lead with engineering leadership experience, codebases managed, team sizes, and systems improved. If you have inherited broken systems and fixed them before, make that visible.
2. Write a short cover letter. The subject line must read exactly “Application, Software Development Manager, Gurugeeks.” "Do not vary this.
3. Send both documents to: peoplecentric@gurugeeksroyalty.biz
4. Visit their website gurugeeksroyalty.biz for company context before writing your cover letter—reference something specific about their work to show genuine interest.
5. Apply immediately. The role requires an immediate start and has no stated deadline. Roles with this framing fill as soon as the right candidate appears.

Common mistakes to avoid:

• Getting the email subject line wrong is the first filter and an easy one to fail
• Sending a generic engineering CV without addressing the specific scope, code governance, SDLC enforcement, and knowledge transfer is the core ask
• Overlooking the cover letter is required, not optional, and "short" does not mean careless

Verdict

Three months at ₦230,000 is not life-changing money for a senior engineering manager. But this role has a different kind of value depending on where you are in your career. If you have the skills and want a contained, high-visibility engagement, one where you can point to concrete before-and-after outcomes, this is a reasonable short-term move. The published success metrics mean you know exactly what winning looks like.

This is ideal for senior engineers or engineering leads who have experience inheriting messy codebases and imposing order on them. Consultancy-minded engineers who are between roles or want a defined three-month project will find the scope a natural fit.

Who should skip it: If you are looking for long-term employment, career progression, or a competitive salary, this contract does not offer any of those things with certainty. The extension possibility is real but not guaranteed.

One tip to stand out: The job description reads like a list of problems the company is currently experiencing: duplication, weak QA, SDLC gaps, and poor documentation. Your cover letter should directly address two or three of these pain points and briefly describe how you have solved them before. Do not write about your career goals. Write about their problems.

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