Head, Data Engineering at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint Incorporated 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Data Engineering

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

• At Moniepoint, data is at the core of everything we do. We are a customer-centric company, and your work will enable our teams to make informed, data-driven decisions that directly impact the success of our business.
• As a Data Engineering Lead, you will help craft robust, scalable systems that support our business intelligence and data-driven operations.
• We value leaders who are not only technically adept but also excited about mentoring others and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with data.

Key Responsibilities
What you will get to do:

• Build and maintain robust data pipelines processing large volumes of data
• Analysis of large data sets using tools such as Python & SQL
• Update and optimize our data platform for speed, scalability and cost
• Coordinate with different functional teams to understand and meet their data needs
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy
• Solve general data-related problems
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available and secure database environments.
• Monitor, optimize, and tune database performance and queries.
• Ensure database backups and disaster recovery systems are in place, tested, and operational.
• Collaborate with developers to optimize schema design, indexes, and queries.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues in development, staging, and production environments.
• Automate routine database maintenance tasks and performance checks
• Setting up new pipelines for the full stream/enrichment/curation process
• Upkeep of source code locations
• Investigating and utilising ML & AI to improve the cloud offering
• Development of junior staff members

Requirements
To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or any other related field
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer (5+ years, can be made up for with accomplishments)
• Strong problem solving skills
• Advanced proficiency with SQL
• Proficiency with Python
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Google Cloud, AWS, Azure)
• Experience using version control tools such as git
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques

Experience with the following would be a plus:

• Data governance
• Building and deploying machine learning models
• Terraform or other infrastructure as code tools

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, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send:
Click here to apply online

Note
What to expect in the hiring process:

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter
• A take-home assessment
• A technical interview with a Lead in our Engineering Team
• A behavioural and technical interview with a member of the Executive team.
• Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer.
• We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.