Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

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, the company powers most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions and processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on professional experience in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend development.
• Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, with a solid grasp of modern backend architecture and engineering best practices.
• Proven experience designing, building, and scaling web services, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems.
• Working knowledge of Agile development methodologies and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong proficiency with relational databases and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate).
• Exposure to frontend technologies such as AngularJS or React is a plus.
• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting abilities, with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, and QA) to conceptualize, design, and deliver high-impact features.
• Architect and build scalable, high-performance backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a strong emphasis on reliability and testability.
• Seamlessly integrate third-party services and APIs, ensuring robust error handling and graceful degradation.
• Continuously enhance system performance and developer experience through thoughtful automation and refactoring.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the stack while proactively identifying opportunities for technical improvements.
• Actively contribute to code reviews and architecture discussions, promoting engineering best practices across the team.
• Maintain clear documentation of technical decisions, systems, and processes to support transparency and long-term scalability.

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