# Engineering Manager at Moniepoint

Engineering Manager at Moniepoint in Remote, Kenya; Remote, Pakistan; Remote, Poland; Remote, Portugal; Remote, Spain. Remote. Posted July 8, 2026.

- Company: Moniepoint
- Location: Remote, Kenya; Remote, Pakistan; Remote, Poland; Remote, Portugal; Remote, Spain
- Workplace: Remote
- Experience: 8+ years
- Posted: 2026-07-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/moniepoint/jobs/4923034101
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/engineering-manager-moniepoint-btshq0

## Description

**Who we are**

 

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.

 

**About the role**

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.

**What you’ll get to do**

- 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.

 

**To succeed in this role, you should have**

- 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.

 

**Generic Skills**

- 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.

**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, paid leave, plus other benefits.

**What to expect in the hiring process**

- 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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