Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Insights

Moniepoint

Who we are 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. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually.. About the role Engineering at Moniepoint is an inspired, customer-focused community dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. Our infrastructure runs on some of the cool tools that excite infrastructure engineers - Kubernetes, Docker, etc.  We also make business decisions based on the large stream of data we receive daily, so we work daily with big data, perform data analytics and build models to make sense of the noise and give our customers the best experience.  Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth. What You'll Be Doing * Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, and QA) to conceptualize, design, and deliver high-impact features. * Architect and build scalable, high-performance backend services using Java and Spring Boot. * Produce clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a strong emphasis on reliability and testability. * Seamlessly integrate third-party services and APIs, ensuring robust error handling and graceful degradation. * Continuously enhance system performance and developer experience through thoughtful automation and refactoring. * Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the stack while proactively identifying opportunities for technical improvements. * Actively contribute to code reviews and architecture discussions, promoting engineering best practices across the team. * Maintain clear documentation of technical decisions, systems, and processes to support transparency and long-term scalability. What We're Looking For * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. * 5+ years of hands-on professional experience in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend development. * Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, with a solid grasp of modern backend architecture and engineering best practices. * Proven experience designing, building, and scaling web services, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems. * Working knowledge of Agile development methodologies and CI/CD pipelines. * Strong proficiency with relational databases and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate). * Exposure to frontend technologies such as AngularJS or React is a plus. * Excellent debugging and troubleshooting abilities, with a structured approach to problem-solving. * Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset. Our Tech Stack As part of our engineering team, you’ll work with modern technologies and tools that enable us to build scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems. Some of the technologies you’ll be hands-on with include * Java (latest versions): Powers our core backend systems with a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and maintainability. * Spring & Spring Boot: Enables the development of modular, production-ready microservices with robust dependency management. * Docker & Kubernetes: Supports containerized deployments and orchestration, ensuring consistent and scalable environments across development, staging, and production. * PostgreSQL & DynamoDB: Leverages both relational and NoSQL databases to efficiently manage structured data and dynamic scaling requirements. * Elasticsearch: Delivers fast, flexible full-text search and real-time analytics across large datasets. * AWS Cloud Infrastructure: Facilitates cloud-native deployment and management of microservices designed for high availability and global scalability. 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 Our interview process is designed to be thoughtful, transparent, and candidate-friendly, allowing you to showcase your strengths while getting to know us better: * Initial Conversation: A brief introductory call with our recruiter to learn more about your background, career goals, and to share insights about the role and our team. * Technical Assessment: A practical, take-home coding exercise that reflects real-world challenges. You'll have ample time to complete this in your own environment * Deep Dive Technical Interview: A focused session with our Engineering Team, where we'll explore system design, architecture, and problem-solving approaches. * Final Interview: A combined technical and behavioural conversation with a member of our Executive Team, aimed at understanding your alignment with our values, vision, and culture Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. #LI-Remote

Moniepoint

Who we are 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. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually. About the role Engineering at Moniepoint is an inspired, customer-focused community, dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. Our infrastructure runs on some of the cool tools that excite infrastructure engineers - kubernetes, docker etc.  We also make business decisions based on the large stream of data we receive daily, so we work daily with big data, perform data analytics and build models to make sense of the noise and give our customers the best experience.  Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth. What You'll Be Doing * Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA) to define, design, and ship high-impact features. * Design scalable architecture and implement performant backend services using Java and Spring Boot. * Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a strong focus on reliability and testability. * Integrate third-party services and APIs while ensuring robust error handling and graceful degradation. * Continuously improve system performance and developer experience through automation and refactoring. * Debug complex issues across the stack and proactively identify opportunities for technical improvement. * Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and share best practices with the team. * Document technical decisions, systems, and processes for future team reference and transparency. What We're Looking For * BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. * At least 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on backend systems. * Expertise in Java and Spring Boot; solid understanding of modern backend architecture and best practices. * Experience building and scaling web services, APIs, and distributed systems. * Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and CI/CD pipelines. * Proficient with relational databases and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate). * Exposure to frontend frameworks like AngularJS or React is a plus. * Strong debugging skills and a methodical approach to problem-solving. * Excellent communication skills and a team-first attitude. Our Tech Stack As part of our engineering team, you’ll work with modern technologies and tools that enable us to build scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems. Some of the technologies you’ll be hands-on with include * Java (latest versions): Powering our core backend systems with a focus on performance and maintainability. * Spring & Spring Boot: Building modular, production-grade microservices with robust dependency management. * Docker & Kubernetes: Containerized deployments and orchestration for consistent, scalable environments across dev, staging, and production. * PostgreSQL & DynamoDB: A combination of relational and NoSQL databases to handle structured data and dynamic scaling needs. * Elasticsearch: For fast, flexible full-text search and analytics across large datasets. * AWS Cloud Infrastructure: Deploying and managing microservices using a cloud-native architecture that supports global scalability. 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 Our interview process is designed to be thoughtful, transparent, and candidate-friendly, allowing you to showcase your strengths while getting to know us better: * Initial Conversation: A brief introductory call with our recruiter to learn more about your background, career goals, and to share insights about the role and our team. * Technical Assessment: A practical, take-home coding exercise that reflects real-world challenges. You'll have ample time to complete this in your own environment * Deep Dive Technical Interview: A focused session with our Engineering Team, where we'll explore system design, architecture, and problem-solving approaches. * Final Interview: A combined technical and behavioural conversation with a member of our Executive Team, aimed at understanding your alignment with our values, vision, and culture Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

Gitlab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. *Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. STAFF FULLSTACK ENGINEER - DATA PRODUCTS AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE As a Staff Fullstack Engineer - Data Products, you will help build GitLab's in-product insights on top of the Data Insights Platform and the GitLab Knowledge Graph. You will be the technical anchor across reporting dashboards, inbound graph ingestion, and outbound data delivery, helping turn software delivery data into reliable and actionable intelligence for customers and internal teams. This is a strong fit if you want to work in a 0 to 1 space where you can shape what gets built, make early architectural choices, and guide work from specification through production health. In this role, you will provide technical guidance across your domain, partner closely with Product, Design, and backend teams, and own outcomes across GitLab.com, Dedicated, and Self-Managed environments as we build out this area. WHAT YOU’LL DO * Architect how GitLab and third-party data is ingested, modeled, and synchronized into the Knowledge Graph as a near-real-time graph of the development ecosystem. * Coordinate integration with external systems such as Jira, observability tools, Zendesk, and ServiceNow to add business context to data products. * Design the Data Marketplace so customers can consume GitLab data through Snowflake, Databricks, and BigQuery without engineering handoffs. * Publish GitLab observability data as OpenTelemetry and support the APIs used for data access. * Define operational readiness for the systems your team ships across GitLab.com, Dedicated, and Self-Managed deployments. * Translate ambiguous product problems into practical technical plans and iterative roadmaps in partnership with Product, Design, and the graph backend team. * Resolve cross-team coordination with Graph Backend, AI Platform, and Infrastructure to keep delivery moving. * Mentor senior and intermediate engineers through design reviews, pairing, and code review. WHAT YOU’LL BRING * Experience owning product or platform systems end to end across multiple engineering and product teams at the staff level. * Strong fullstack technical skills with proficiency in Go, Ruby, and Node. * Depth in at least one area such as reporting and metrics platforms, graph data systems, or data access and warehouse integrations including Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery. * Hands-on experience building production data ingestion, systems integrations, or data access capabilities. * Experience operating multi-tenant systems across both SaaS and self-managed environments. * Strong judgment in ambiguity, with the ability to make tradeoffs, create clarity, and move early-stage work forward. * Clear written communication skills, including architecture proposals and design records that help distributed teams make progress asynchronously. * A practical and proactive approach to collaboration, with transferable experience welcomed from adjacent platform, data, or product engineering backgrounds. ABOUT THE TEAM The Data Products team is building the foundation for how GitLab turns software delivery data into reliable, interoperable, and actionable intelligence for customers and internal teams. Our scope includes Software Engineering Intelligence, dashboard and reporting frameworks, external data access and output, and internal and external data ingestion across areas such as DORA metrics, value stream reporting, AI impact, software delivery trends, security and quality metrics, custom reporting, data access APIs, OpenTelemetry-based output, and ingestion into the Knowledge Graph and Data Insights Platform. We work in a high-ambiguity, high-impact space, and we collaborate closely across product and platform groups using GitLab's asynchronous, distributed way of working. HOW GITLAB SUPPORTS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES * Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being * Flexible Paid Time Off  * Team Member Resource Groups * Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan * Growth and Development Fund * Parental Leave  Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. 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