Nigeria’s largest online mall, Konga.com recently announced the opening of its new engineering center in Yaba, Lagos. The company’s expansion to the new office was necessitated by the growth of Konga’s massive engineering team.
Today,Konga.com has one of the most remarkable teams of software engineers in Nigeria comprising over 100 engineers. Most of these engineers are now located in the new Lagos office with a smaller hub opening soon in Cape Town, South Africa.
Konga’s team of highly self-motivated and driven tech gurus work on developing the cutting-edge software and applications which Konga.com runs on today. With a keen focus on innovation, some impressive software developed by the tech team range from the actual Konga.com website, to other platforms such as the ‘SellerHQ’– a trading Platform which allows sellers all around Nigeria to upload pictures of their merchandise, manage stores and actively trade on the Konga.com.
Konga.com’s engineering team also created the Konga Shopping App which runs on Android and iOS, Konga’s Konga’s SellerHQ App on Android as well as several Logistics Applications and internal operational tools.
The company’s Director of Products and Enterprises-Technology, Mr. Olatokunbo Fagbamigbe expressed his delight with the growth of the engineering team. He remarked that, “Konga hires the finest multidisciplinary engineers in Nigeria to design and develop the core systems for our online customer experience today; ranging from the actual e-retailer site to other back-end systems.Our team is driven by the challenge to engineer world class systems to help Konga be the engine of trade and commerce in Africa”.
The company’s CEO and founder, Sim Shagaya commented on the role of technology in firmly establishing e-commerce as a major industry in Nigeria saying, “The growth potential for e-commerce in Nigeria is astronomical. We recognize that to be successful in this industry, every point in the consumer’s online shopping experience on Konga must befirst-rate. From providing ease when placing orders, to the moment the consumer holds the product in his hands, our proprietary technology follows through to ensure that the experience is as satisfying as possible”.
The amazing thing about Nigeria is that we have millions of vibrant youth, providing a large pool of great technical talent to choose from for the development of this technology. As a company founded in Nigeria, we believe that we mustplay our part in developing the country. We firmly believe in building capability and this is one of the reasons we recently launched a peer training programme for our engineers called the Konga Tech University.In addition to this,we will established a knowledge exchange programme with the experts from our South-Africa hub.
According to him, Konga.Com is into business to add value to the Nigerian economy saying that the success it has recorded recently in the industry was because it made the customer king.
He disclosed that the 7000 merchants trade under the platform of the Konga.Com brand saying that Konga is looking forward to the time when someone can sell a bag of cola-nut from the north through Konga.Com.
He stated that Kong.Com currently have a direct workforce about 300 Nigerians stressing that the objective of the company is make ecommerce a thriving industry in the country.
Adisa dispelled the fear of delay in delivery, which might be caused by breakdown of operational vehicle adding that there vehicles on standby for such reasons, although he said the company has not had such problem since inception.
Konga’s double awards celebrate the company’s excellence, creativity and outstanding achievements in the integrated marketing communication industry over the year. The Nigerian company which was founded just over 2 years ago, has grown to have offices in Lagos, South Africa and China and over 700 employees. With its marketplace seller’s platform, the company has hundreds of thousands of items available for purchase on its site with delivery covering the whole Nigeria. Konga also has a very active social media presence with over 1 million fans on Facebook, a company blog and a strong presence on the various other social platforms.
Commenting on the award, Gabriel Gab-Umoden, Head of Marketing, Konga.com dedicated the awards to Konga’s customers saying “We are honored to have won these awards today. We are not resting on our oars but are encouraged to do more. Konga would continue to ensure we consistently provide the greatest online shopping experience for our customers; from the point of order to the fulfillment of delivery. We appreciate our fans on social media and everyone who supports Konga’s vision to be the engine of commerce and trade in Africa”.
…Rakes In Awards
Right on the heels of its being selected as one of the top 12 finalists at the ‘Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship’, Konga.com was again recognized with double honors at the recent 2014 Marketing World Awards. The Marketing World Awards ceremony held on the 8th of November at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos and was attended by several top executives in the marketing and advertising industry. At the event, Konga was presented with the award of the ‘Online Retailer Brand of the Year’, as well as the award for ‘Best Use of Social Media in Marketing’.
The online retail giant also on Sunday 16 November rolled out the drums to showcase its fleet of over two hundred vehicles in its newly inaugurated KExpress logistics arm, designed to accelerate the delivery of goods to all that buy items on its platform.
Fulfillment operations director, Kong.Com, Mr. Wale Adisa said at the launch of the new fleet of logistics vehicles that the vehicles are part of the Konga Express logistics designed to add value to the logistics industry in the country.
According to him, Konga.Com is into business to add value to the Nigerian economy saying that the success it has recorded recently in the industry was because it made the customer king.
He disclosed that the 7000 merchants trade under the platform of the Konga.Com brand saying that Konga is looking forward to the time when someone can sell a bag of cola-nut from the north through Konga.Com.
He stated that Kong.Com currently have a direct workforce about 300 Nigerians stressing that the objective of the company is make ecommerce a thriving industry in the country.
Adisa dispelled the fear of delay in delivery, which might be caused by breakdown of operational vehicle adding that there vehicles on standby for such reasons, although he said the company has not had such problem since inception.
Konga’s double awards celebrate the company’s excellence, creativity and outstanding achievements in the integrated marketing communication industry over the year. The Nigerian company which was founded just over 2 years ago, has grown to have offices in Lagos, South Africa and China and over 700 employees. With its marketplace seller’s platform, the company has hundreds of thousands of items available for purchase on its site with delivery covering the whole Nigeria. Konga also has a very active social media presence with over 1 million fans on Facebook, a company blog and a strong presence on the various other social platforms.
Commenting on the award, Gabriel Gab-Umoden, Head of Marketing, Konga.com dedicated the awards to Konga’s customers saying “We are honored to have won these awards today. We are not resting on our oars but are encouraged to do more. Konga would continue to ensure we consistently provide the greatest online shopping experience for our customers; from the point of order to the fulfillment of delivery. We appreciate our fans on social media and everyone who supports Konga’s vision to be the engine of commerce and trade in Africa”.
