Team Lead, Engineering at Bpay Limited

BPay Limited is a fast-growing fintech company building secure, scalable, and innovative digital payment solutions across emerging markets. With operations in multiple countries, we are focused on delivering seamless financial services that drive financial inclusion and power the future of digital transactions.

Our platform supports high-volume, real-time payments across cards, wallets, and banking systems—serving businesses and consumers at scale. We play in cross border payment, pay in and payout services and agency banking across multiple African countries .

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Engineering

Location: Lagos (Hybrid)

The Role

• We are looking for a hands-on and highly technical Team Lead, Engineering to lead our development team in Lagos.
• This role is ideal for a strong engineering leader who combines deep backend expertise (Java/Spring Boot) with full-stack and mobile development experience, and a passion for building high-performance fintech systems.
• You will be responsible for leading a team of engineers, driving architecture decisions, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient payment solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 5+ engineers, driving performance, accountability, and growth
• Architect, design, and deliver scalable backend systems using Java (Spring Boot or similar frameworks)
• Oversee end-to-end product development, including frontend, backend, and mobile applications
• Provide technical leadership for Android and iOS application development
• Enforce engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and security standards
• Collaborate with product, operations, and compliance teams to deliver mission-critical fintech solutions
• Design systems for high availability, scalability, and security in high-transaction environments
• Lead agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release management
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges across the stack
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tooling, and performance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 6–10 years of software development experience, with 2–3+ years in a leadership role
• Strong expertise in Java and enterprise frameworks (Spring Boot)
• Proven experience in full-stack development (frontend + backend)
• Hands-on experience building or overseeing mobile applications (Android & iOS)
• Demonstrated experience managing and scaling engineering teams (5+ developers)
• Strong understanding of:
  • API design and microservices architecture
  • Relational and NoSQL databases
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience in fintech, banking, or high-volume transaction systems is highly preferred
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work in multiple time zones

Advanced Engineering Requirement (AI-Driven Development):

• Demonstrated experience leveraging modern AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) to accelerate the full engineering lifecycle, including:
  • Requirements analysis and user story creation
  • System architecture design
  • Code development and optimization
  • Automated testing and QA
  • Code reviews and debugging
  • Technical documentation
• Proven ability to significantly improve delivery speed and developer productivity while maintaining:
  • High code quality
  • Security standards
  • Compliance and governance controls

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with payment systems, transaction switching, or digital wallets
• Familiarity with financial regulations and security best practices (PCI DSS, etc.)
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Agile/Scrum certification or strong agile delivery experience.

Why Join the Company?

• Lead the development of cutting-edge fintech products in a high-growth environment
• Work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovation-driven culture
• Competitive compensation and strong career growth opportunities
• Opportunity to build solutions that impact millions of users across Africa and beyond.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and portfolio (if applicable) to: bpayjobs@gmail.com using "Subject – Team Lead, Engineering Vacancy" as the subject of the email.