Head of Engineering, Field Verification

Moniepoint Group
Lagos
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Urgency","Customer obsession","Systemisation","Candour"]

Own end-to-end technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Moniepoint’s Field Verification platform, moving a lean, keep-the-lights-on system into deliberate, prioritised development. Lead and grow a cross-functional team delivering operational efficiency (trip/route optimization, capacity management), client-facing APIs/webhooks, and a native mobile experience. Ensure verification data is structured and auditable for compliance, and build foundations for multi-country expansion.

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Moniepoint Group
Moniepoint Group
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Head of Engineering, Field Verification

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Moniepoint’s Field Verification platform, moving a lean, keep-the-lights-on system into deliberate, prioritised development. Lead and grow a cross-functional team delivering operational efficiency (trip/route optimization, capacity management), client-facing APIs/webhooks, and a native mobile experience. Ensure verification data is structured and auditable for compliance, and build foundations for multi-country expansion.
Location: Lagos
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for the Field Verification platform end to end.
  • •Shift the platform from keep-the-lights-on operation to deliberate, prioritised development.
  • •Lead and grow the existing cross-functional team and define engineering processes, standards, and quality metrics.
  • •Build operational efficiency for field officers, including trip and route optimisation, task allocation, and capacity management.
  • •Own client-facing capabilities (APIs and webhooks, back office) and deliver a native mobile experience; ensure verification data is auditable for compliance and ready for multi-country expansion.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of overall software engineering experience with substantial hands-on production engineering and strong backend depth.
  • •At least 5 years of engineering leadership, including managing Engineering Managers.
  • •Credibility across backend, web, and mobile for a platform spanning multiple layers.
  • •Experience building platforms (systems used by multiple internal groups) rather than single products.
  • •Strong problem-solving skills, with plus experience in geospatial/location data and route/trip or verification/KYC/compliance systems.
Experience:10+ yearsFintechE-commerceLogistics
Skills:OwnershipUrgencyCustomer obsessionSystemisationCandour
Tech Stack:JavaSpring BootAPIsWebhooksMobile app

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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