Senior Backend Engineer, Java

🔥 15 hours ago

🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Moniepoint Inc. (Formerly TeamApt Inc.)

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1001 - 5000 employees

💳 Fintech

🏦 Banking

Fintech • Banking • Payments

Moniepoint Inc. is Africa's all-in-one financial ecosystem that provides seamless solutions in payments, banking, credit, and business management for over 10 million businesses and individuals. Operating as Nigeria's largest merchant acquirer, Moniepoint powers the majority of Point of Sale (POS) transactions in the country. The company processes $17 billion monthly while ensuring profitable operations. With operations starting in 2019, Moniepoint continues to support businesses through its comprehensive financial services platform, making significant strides in financial inclusion across emerging markets.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams 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 emphasizing reliability and testability • Integrate third-party services and APIs with robust error handling and graceful degradation • Enhance system performance and developer experience through automation and refactoring • Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the stack • Identify opportunities for technical improvements • Contribute to code reviews and architecture discussions • Promote engineering best practices across the team • Document technical decisions, systems, and processes

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • Solid grasp of modern backend architecture and engineering best practices • 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 such as Hibernate • Exposure to frontend technologies such as AngularJS or React is a plus • Excellent debugging and troubleshooting abilities • Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset

🏖️ Benefits

• Attractive salary • Pension • Health insurance • Paid leave • Other benefits • Learning and development-focused environment • Knowledge sharing • Training • Regular internal technical talks