Engineering Manager
Moniepoint
IndiaremotePosted 1 month ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Attractive salary, pension, health insurance, paid leave and other benefits
- 8-10 years of experience as a software developer, 5+ years of engineering leadership
- 5+ years of experience building production systems using Java and Spring Boot
- Culture‑centric organization prioritizing well‑being and learning
Role overview
Engineering Manager at Moniepoint Inc. responsible for leading cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality software, translating product requirements into actionable technical work, and maintaining engineering excellence across the organization.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Lead and mentor engineers, ensuring team growth and performance; conduct regular performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and foster a growth‑oriented environment.
- Allocate resources efficiently by assessing bandwidth and managing resource distribution to optimize team performance.
- Lead project status reviews, manage expectations, and ensure smooth communication between teams and leadership.
Requirements
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and stakeholder reporting.
- Adaptability to thrive in a fast‑paced, changing environment, adjusting strategies as needed.
- Attention to detail in documenting technical requirements and ensuring all aspects of a project are accounted for.
Nice to have
- Experience with frontend technologies is a plus
Benefits
- Culture – people‑first environment where all voices are heard and well‑being is prioritized
- Learning – development‑focused environment with knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks
- Compensation – attractive salary, pension, health insurance, paid leave, and other benefits
Additional details
- 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.
- What to expect in the hiring process: a preliminary phone call with a recruiter, a live coding and code review session, a system design and technical discussion round, a project planning, execution, and product thinking round, and 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.
- Originally posted on Himalayas