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Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Moniepoint
Location
Remote
Work Mode
Field
Type
Full-Time
Sector
Tech
First Seen
2026-07-04
Source
himalayas
Field Work Remote IT Finance Engineering Deadline Unclear Remote
Job Description
<h3>Who we are</h3><p><a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/moniepoint">Moniepoint</a> 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. </p><p>As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/moniepoint">Moniepoint</a> Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually.</p><h3>About the role</h3><p>Engineering at <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/moniepoint">Moniepoint</a> is an inspired, customer-focused community, dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. Our infrastructure runs on some of the cool tools that excite infrastructure engineers - kubernetes, docker etc. </p><p>We also make business decisions based on the large stream of data we receive daily, so we work daily with big data, perform data analytics and build models to make sense of the noise and give our customers the best experience. </p><p><em>Curious about what makes <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/moniepoint">Moniepoint</a> an incredible place to work? <a href="https://moniepoint.com/blog" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.</a></em></p><h3>What You'll Be Doing</h3><ul><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA) to define, design, and ship high-impact features.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Design scalable architecture and implement performant backend services using Java and Spring Boot.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a strong focus on reliability and testability.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Integrate third-party services and APIs while ensuring robust error handling and graceful degradation.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Continuously improve system performance and developer experience through automation and refactoring.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Debug complex issues across the stack and proactively identify opportunities for technical improvement.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and share best practices with the team.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Document technical decisions, systems, and processes for future team reference and transparency.</li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><ul><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.</li><li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-bord