Moniepoint 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. As Nigeria's largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country's point-of-sale (POS) transactions. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually. Moniepoint is one of the largest and fastest-growing digital banks in Africa, and this is an opportunity to work on genuinely impactful problems: disrupting financial services at scale in emerging markets, and building systems and products that process hundreds of billions of dollars in transaction volume annually for tens of millions of people.

As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the successful delivery and execution of projects within your teams. You will manage end-to-end technical planning, ensuring that product requirements are translated into actionable tasks, while orchestrating collaboration between various stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, QA, and UX. This role requires a deep understanding of software design and development and the ability to plan, execute, and deliver product features in a timely and predictable manner.

You will also be responsible for maintaining high technical standards, managing team bandwidth, and ensuring project milestones are met with efficiency and accuracy. What you'll get to do Own end-to-end delivery and execution across cross-functional teams within your product area, ensuring predictable and high-quality outcomes. Partner closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Engineers to continuously refine, groom, and prioritize the backlog.

Plan and drive sprint execution with clearly defined goals, using project planning tools to establish timelines, delivery milestones, and surface dependencies early. Champion engineering processes and rituals that enable strong collaboration, accountability, and team efficiency. Stay hands-on in critical initiatives by guiding design decisions, enforcing sound design patterns,



and participating in code reviews to maintain high engineering quality.

Ensure robust monitoring, alerting, and observability for all owned services, consistently meeting defined SLIs and SLOs. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. 8-10 years of experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or in a similar hands-on technical role. 5+ years of strong experience building production systems using Java and Spring Boot. Minimum 3 years of proven engineering leadership experience managing high-performing teams.

Solid grasp of Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative delivery. Strong backend engineering expertise; exposure to frontend technologies is a plus.

Experience with project planning and tracking tools to visualize and manage delivery timelines. Familiarity with engineering, product health metrics, and monitoring tools to drive data-informed decisions. Good understanding of modern deployment practices, including CI/CD pipelines, release management, and associated metrics.

Proven track record of improving team velocity, delivery predictability, and engineering excellence. Meticulous in documenting technical requirements and ensuring all aspects of a project are accounted for.

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. 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. A live coding and code review session. A project planning, execution, and product thinking round.

📌 Engineering Manager / Scrum Manager, Home Based (Madrid)
🏢 Moniepoint
📍 Madrid