Engineering Manager - Fraud Tools

Who we are

Moniepoint is an all-in-one financial services platform for emerging markets and the second-fastest growing company in Africa.
Since 2019, Moniepoint’s technology has powered over 3 million people, offering personal and business banking, payment, credit, and business management tools to help them succeed. Moniepoint processed $182 billion in 2023 and currently processes most of the POS transactions in Nigeria.

Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.

About the role

As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the successful delivery and execution of projects within your teams. Our Fraud Prevention Tools team plays a critical role in protecting our platform and users from financial fraud. We’re looking for an experienced and technically strong Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional engineering team dedicated to building scalable, intelligent, and reliable fraud prevention infrastructure.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical depth, people management experience, and a product-focused mindset. You’ll work on complex systems involving high-throughput data processing, rule engines, and real-time decision systems while also managing and mentoring a team of engineers.

What you’ll get to do

• Lead the design and development of fraud prevention platforms, including rule-based systems, anomaly detection engines, and real-time alerting pipelines.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on architecture decisions for large-scale, distributed systems that process millions of financial transactions daily.
• Oversee backend development primarily using Java, Spring Boot, and SQL-based data stores, while maintaining service scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Ensure adherence to software engineering best practices including testing, code reviews, observability, and incident management.
• Lead a team of 5 to 10 engineers, ensuring timely delivery of projects and operational excellence.
• Translate strategic goals into clear technical roadmaps, sprint plans, and measurable outcomes (OKRs).
• Provide regular feedback, mentoring, and coaching to team members, promoting technical growth and accountability.
• Foster a culture of ownership, trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with fraud analysts, data scientists, and risk operations to develop internal tools and decisioning capabilities.
• Work closely with Product Owners and other Engineering Managers to align technical priorities with business goals.
• Ensure transparency and alignment with cross-functional stakeholders, escalating blockers as needed.
• Design systems with high availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery strategies in mind.
• Drive efforts to improve incident response, monitoring, and system observability.
• Optimize fraud detection performance using advanced analytics, caching, consistent hashing, and partitioning techniques.

To succeed in this role, you should have

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including 2+ years in a team/tech lead or management role.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, system design, and microservices architecture.
• Strong proficiency in Java and experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).
• Exposure to fraud detection, financial transaction monitoring, or similar risk systems is a big plus.
• Familiarity with load balancing, rate limiting, caching, and horizontal scaling techniques.
• Comfortable breaking down ambiguous business problems into concrete engineering deliverables.
• Experience working with or leading remote/distributed teams effectively.
• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Generic Skills

• Problem-solving: Ability to assess complex problems, find solutions, and make sound decisions.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and stakeholder reporting.
• Adaptability: Able to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment, adjusting strategies as needed.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous in documenting technical requirements and ensuring all aspects of a project are accounted for.

Supervisory skills

• Team Management: Experience in managing and mentoring engineers, ensuring team growth and performance.
• Resource Allocation: Ability to assess bandwidth and manage resource distribution to optimize team performance.
• Feedback: Conduct regular performance reviews, providing constructive feedback and fostering a growth-oriented environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Lead project status reviews, manage expectations, and ensure smooth communication between teams and leadership.

What we can offer you

• Culture - We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, paid leave, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters.
• A live coding and code review session.
• A system design and technical discussion round. 
• A project planning, execution, and product thinking round.
• A behavioral and technical interview with the hiring manager.

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.