Frontend Architect - Moniepoint GB
Who we are
Moniepoint Group is a financial technology company digitizing Africa’s real economy by building a financial ecosystem for businesses, providing them with all the payment, banking, credit and business management tools they need to succeed.
At Moniepoint, we are a customer-focused community, dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. We have several products that provide essential services for businesses such as credit, overdrafts, bank integration, payment gateway. etc. We leverage artificial intelligence and data to make our decisions, but also have the technology and data-driven best practices used to support our businesses.
Having been able to build this self-sustaining, profitable business solving problems in Nigeria, we want to help everyone around the world seamlessly trade (or remit) with African businesses and individuals, so we are launching our UK and international financial services’ business which will be headquartered in the UK. Moniepoint GB is going to be a huge, impactful business now, and in the future.
About the role
Location : United Kingdom (full-time)
As an Enterprise Architect at Moniepoint GB, you’ll play a pivotal role in defining and implementing strategic initiatives to align our architecture with the business objectives. You will be responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of enterprise-wide systems and infrastructure that support Moniepoint GB’s need for scalability, security, and efficiency.
What you will do:
- Translate product requirements into architectural documents and diagrams
- Maintain architectural documents and ensure they are always updated to reflect the current state of the application.
- Make architectural decisions with respect to any feature that’s to be added to an application
- Ensure that the architectural direction of an application is in line with the strategic direction of the product.
- Perform code reviews and ensures efficient code engineering
- Ensure applications are implemented using software engineering best practices
- Be responsible for the stability and reliability of products under your purview
- Create and enforce processes that improve developer efficiency and productivity
- Participate in the screening of engineers for hire
- Provide mentorship to young engineers.
To succeed in this role, we think you should have
- At least 5 years proven experience as a Software Architect or Lead Software Engineer
- Experience in software development and coding in Java Programming Language
- Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture
- Excellent knowledge of UML and other modeling methods
- Familiarity with HTML/CSS, JavaScript and UI/UX design
- Understanding of software quality assurance principles
- A technical mindset with great attention to detail
- High quality organizational and leadership skills
- Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
Some of the technologies you’ll get to work with
- Java (latest versions)
- Spring and Spring Boot
- Docker and Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elastic search
- Microservices architecture on AWS
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,annual bonus, plus other benefits.
What to expect in the hiring process
- A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters
- A take-home coding exercise.
- A technical panel interview session with the Engineering Team
- A behavioral and technical interview with a member of the Executive team.
Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.
