Engineering Manager

Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month. 

As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually.

As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the successful delivery and execution of projects within your teams. You will manage end-to-end technical planning, ensuring that product requirements are translated into actionable tasks, while orchestrating collaboration between various stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, QA, and UX. This role requires a deep understanding of software design and development and the ability to plan, execute, and deliver product features in a timely and predictable manner. You will also be responsible for maintaining high technical standards, managing team bandwidth, and ensuring project milestones are met with efficiency and accuracy.

• →Own end-to-end delivery and execution across cross-functional teams within your product area, ensuring predictable and high-quality outcomes.
• →Evaluate business and product requirements for technical feasibility and architectural alignment, translating them into well-defined EPICs and technical user stories.
• →Partner closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Engineers to continuously refine, groom, and prioritize the backlog.
• →Plan and drive sprint execution with clearly defined goals, using project planning tools to establish timelines, delivery milestones, and surface dependencies early.
• →Champion engineering processes and rituals that enable strong collaboration, accountability, and team efficiency.
• →Monitor team velocity and capacity to optimize resource allocation, proactively balancing bandwidth against delivery commitments.
• →Coordinate cross-team dependencies and stakeholder alignment to remove bottlenecks and maintain smooth execution.
• →Stay hands-on in critical initiatives by guiding design decisions, enforcing sound design patterns, and participating in code reviews to maintain high engineering quality.
• →Ensure robust monitoring, alerting, and observability for all owned services, consistently meeting defined SLIs and SLOs.
• →Partner with Product Managers to define, track, and publish post-release product metrics, driving transparency and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8-10 years of experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or in a similar hands-on technical role.
• 5+ years of strong experience building production systems using Java and Spring Boot.
• Minimum 3 years of proven engineering leadership experience managing high-performing teams.
• Solid grasp of Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex product requirements into well-structured EPICs, user stories, and tasks.
• Strong backend engineering expertise; exposure to frontend technologies is a plus.
• Experience with project planning and tracking tools to visualize and manage delivery timelines.
• Familiarity with engineering, product health metrics, and monitoring tools to drive data-informed decisions.
• Hands-on capability to debug complex production issues, lead incident response, and conduct blameless RCA.
• Good understanding of modern deployment practices, including CI/CD pipelines, release management, and associated metrics.
• Ability to drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.
• Excellent risk management, dependency tracking, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Proven track record of improving team velocity, delivery predictability, and engineering excellence.

• Problem-solving: Ability to assess complex problems, find solutions, and make sound decisions.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and stakeholder reporting.
• Adaptability: Able to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment, adjusting strategies as needed.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous in documenting technical requirements and ensuring all aspects of a project are accounted for.

Supervisory skills

• Team Management: Experience in managing and mentoring engineers, ensuring team growth and performance.
• Resource Allocation: Ability to assess bandwidth and manage resource distribution to optimize team performance.
• Feedback: Conduct regular performance reviews, providing constructive feedback and fostering a growth-oriented environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Lead project status reviews, manage expectations, and ensure smooth communication between teams and leadership.

• 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, paid leave, plus other benefits.

• A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters.
• A live coding and code review session.
• A system design and technical discussion round. 
• A project planning, execution, and product thinking round.
• A behavioral and technical interview with the hiring manager.

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

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