Engineering Manager (Identity)

About this role

Engineering Manager (Identity) at FairMoney in Lagos leads a squad building identity, authentication and KYC backend systems for the platform across markets. The role combines people leadership with hands-on technical work, collaborating with Product, Risk, Compliance and other stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions. It targets an experienced engineering leader who enjoys developing teams and solving complex technical problems in a financial services setting.

What you would do

• Lead and mentor engineering squads; foster ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership for identity, authentication, KYC and related backend systems.
• Work with Product, Risk, Compliance and other teams to translate requirements into reliable technical solutions.
• Drive design, development and delivery of scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Ensure architecture, code quality, testing, security, reliability and engineering practices meet high standards.
• Manage team performance, growth, hiring and ensure the squad has the right skills and support.

What they are asking for

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in backend environments.
• 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with backend development and distributed systems.
• Experience designing, building and operating scalable production systems.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, architecture, testing, CI/CD and reliability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; experience working in cross-functional teams.

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