Head of Engineering, Payment Gateway

About this role

Head of Engineering, Payment Gateway for Moniepoint's Monnify platform in Lagos. The role directs the platform's technical strategy and architecture, leading engineering managers to deliver scalable, secure payment gateway capabilities and a strong developer experience as the system scales internationally.

What you would do

• Own the full technical strategy, architecture and roadmap for the Monnify platform.
• Lead multiple engineering teams through engineering managers, setting quality standards and building organisational capability.
• Own the developer experience end-to-end, including APIs, documentation and SDKs for easy integration.
• Drive the platform toward multi-currency and international scalability.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability and security within a regulated environment.
• Hire, mentor and develop engineering managers and senior engineers to support growth.

What they are asking for

• Over 10 years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles.
• At least 5 years of hands-on, production Java coding experience.
• At least 5 years of experience managing managers and leading an engineering organisation.
• Experience in payments, fintech or financial services products with understanding of payment flows and compliance.
• Deep knowledge of API-first products, developer platforms and API integration.
• Strong backend engineering skills in high-throughput, distributed transactional systems.

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