Engineering Manager

Job Description

Moniepoint, an all-in-one financial services platform, is seeking an Engineering Manager to drive successful project delivery and execution within their teams. The Engineering Manager will manage end-to-end technical planning, translating product requirements into actionable tasks, and orchestrating collaboration between engineers, product managers, QA, and UX.

What this role involves:

• Owning delivery and execution across cross-functional teams within the product area.
• Evaluating business and product requirements for feasibility and alignment with existing product architecture.
• Working closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Engineers to refine and groom tasks.
• Planning and organizing sprints with clearly defined goals, using project planning tools to establish timelines and delivery milestones.
• Fostering engineering processes that promote seamless collaboration and teamwork.
• Tracking team velocity to ensure effective resource allocation, balancing bandwidth with task demands.
• Coordinating alignment and managing dependencies across multiple stakeholders to prevent bottlenecks.
• Contributing to critical projects by ensuring appropriate design patterns and coding techniques.
• Remaining hands-on, participating in code reviews to uphold high-quality standards.
• Ensuring monitoring and observability are in place for all owned services, meeting defined SLIs/SLOs.
• Partnering with Product Managers to track and publish post-deployment product metrics.

Requirements:

• At least 8 - 10 years of experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or similar role.
• 5+ years of Java and Spring Boot experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, sprint planning, and backlog management.
• Expertise in breaking down complex product requirements into structured EPICs, Stories, and Tasks.
• Solid experience with backend technologies; frontend experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of project planning tools for visualizing and tracking delivery timelines.
• Familiarity with engineering metrics and monitoring tools.
• Capability to debug complex technical issues and run blameless RCA sessions.
• Understanding of deployment pipelines, CI/CD, and corresponding metrics.
• Ability to drive alignment across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional ability to manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and communicate clearly.
• Proven track record of improving team velocity and fostering efficient delivery.
• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

What Moniepoint offers:

• Culture that puts people first and prioritizes well-being.
• Learning and development-focused environment.
• Attractive salary, pension, health insurance, paid leave, plus other benefits.