Head of Engineering, Supply Chain

Moniepoint Group
South Africa, Lagos
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Supply Chain & LogisticsExperience: 10-15 yearsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","System design","Leadership","Cultural alignment","Operational discipline"]

Lead engineering for POS inventory, logistics, and repair management systems in a fully remote, distributed environment. Own the technical strategy and architecture for tools that track and maintain millions of terminals, driving platformisation so operational data is visible, trustworthy, and consistent across markets. Manage an engineering organization (~25, up to 30+) across engineering managers, QA, SRE, and Data Engineering, translating operational needs into scalable backend solutions.

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Moniepoint Group
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Head of Engineering, Supply Chain

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Job Summary

Lead engineering for POS inventory, logistics, and repair management systems in a fully remote, distributed environment. Own the technical strategy and architecture for tools that track and maintain millions of terminals, driving platformisation so operational data is visible, trustworthy, and consistent across markets. Manage an engineering organization (~25, up to 30+) across engineering managers, QA, SRE, and Data Engineering, translating operational needs into scalable backend solutions.
Location: South Africa, Lagos
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the technical strategy and architecture for inventory and logistics tools and repair management software.
  • •Lead an engineering organisation of approximately 25 engineers, including managers, QA, SRE, and Data Engineering.
  • •Drive platformisation of inventory and supply chain systems so operational data is visible, trustworthy, and consistent across millions of terminals.
  • •Define architecture standards, engineering processes, and quality metrics across squads to ensure reliability and data integrity.
  • •Hire, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers to grow the team up to 30+ members while collaborating with operational and business stakeholders.

Key Requirements

  • •10–15 years of overall software engineering experience, including at least 5 years leading engineering teams through growth phases.
  • •5+ years of hands-on, production-level experience writing and shipping Java code as a practising engineer.
  • •At least 5 years managing managers to lead an engineering organisation through other engineering leaders.
  • •Deep, hands-on experience in supply chain, inventory, warehouse, or logistics software at scale.
  • •Strong backend engineering and system design skills for data-intensive, distributed, operational systems with large-scale device operations.
Experience:10-15 yearsFintechPaymentsSupply chainLogisticsPOS
Skills:Stakeholder managementSystem designLeadershipCultural alignmentOperational discipline
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Java

Company Brief

Moniepoint Group
Provides digital payments, merchant services, agent banking, card issuance, and business banking solutions across Nigeria and other African markets, serving SMEs, merchants, and financial institutions with technology-first transaction and banking infrastructure.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Lagos, Nigeria
Founded: 2015
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