Software Engineering Leader (Remote) at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

Moniepoint Incorporated (formerly TeamApt Inc.) was founded with the vision to create a society where everyone experiences financial happiness. We are the parent company of TeamApt Limited, a Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) licensed Switch and Processor, and Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, a CBN-licensed Microfinance Bank.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineering Leader

Location: Lagos (Remote)
Job type: Full time

What you’ll get to do

• Translates product requirements into architectural documents and diagrams.
• Providing technical leadership and oversight for the teams while setting a high bar for engineering quality.
• Develop and improve on processes and frameworks for product performance.
• Ensures that the architectural direction of an application is in line with the strategic direction of the product.
• Performs code reviews and ensures efficient code engineering
• Ensures applications are implemented using software engineering best practices
• Responsible for the stability and reliability of products under his/her purview
• Creates and enforces processes that improves developer efficiency and productivity
• Participates in the screening of engineers for hire
• Provides mentorship for young engineers.

Requirements
To succeed in this role, we think you should have:

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• 7-8+ years of experience as a software engineer with leadership responsibilities and at least 2+ years as an engineering manager.
• Experience in software development and coding in Java-spring boot programming language.
• Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture
• Excellent knowledge of UML and other modeling methods
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS, JavaScript and UI/UX design
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• A technical mindset with great attention to detail
• High quality organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
• Experience with leading and building distributed / remote teams.
• A proven track record of success working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Some of the technologies you’ll get to work with:

• Java (latest versions)
• Spring and Spring Boot
• Docker and Kubernetes
• PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elastic search
• Microservices architecture on AWS

What we can offer you

• Culture -We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance,, Employee Stock Options, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.