Engineering Manager - R&D

Summary

Join Moniepoint, a rapidly growing financial services platform in Africa, as an Engineering Manager. You will lead and mentor a team of engineers, overseeing all aspects of the product lifecycle from roadmap definition to deployment. Responsibilities include making critical architectural decisions, ensuring high-quality execution, scaling backend services, and collaborating with various departments. You will also be hands-on, providing technical support to your team and performing code reviews. The ideal candidate possesses 8-10 years of software development experience, proficiency in a modern programming language, and a proven track record of managing successful products. Moniepoint offers a strong compensation package including attractive salary, pension, health insurance, and paid leave.

Requirements

• At least 8 - 10 years of experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or similar role
• Proficiency in any modern programming language - what matters most is your ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code
• Exposure to building and shipping products at scale
• A proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product lifecycle
• The ability to assess and address technical risks
• A solid technical background with hands-on experience in software development
• Excellent knowledge of software and application design, and architecture
• Excellent knowledge of UML and other modeling methods
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• A technical mindset with great attention to detail
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• Ensure rapid and high-quality execution of your team, shipping products at a fast pace
• Scale our back-end services to handle millions of customers and address challenges associated with operating at this scale
• Make critical decisions on database structure, providing guidance to your engineers, and serving as a leader in ensuring best practices are taken in product development
• Navigate dependencies in a fast-paced environment with a significant focus on at least 60% hands-on support for your team
• Collaborate with senior leadership and various departments to ensure seamless product launch and post-launch support
• Hold technical deep dives, architecting the next phases of development, and driving the overall development of the product
• Work with data pipelines, algorithms, and automated systems to enhance product capabilities
• Translate product requirements into architectural documents and diagrams
• Maintain architectural documents and ensure they are always updated to reflect the current state of the application
• Make architectural decisions concerning any feature that’s to be added to an application
• Ensure that the architectural direction of an application is in line with the strategic direction of the product
• Perform code reviews and ensure efficient code engineering
• Ensure applications are implemented using software engineering best practices
• Responsible for the stability and reliability of products under your purview
• Create and enforce processes that will improve developer efficiency and productivity
• Take an active role in scaling the team, interviewing, and hiring engineers

Benefits

You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, paid leave, plus other benefits