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# Principal Generalist Engineer at Moniepoint

- **Company:** Moniepoint
- **Location:** Spain
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/moniepoint/jobs/4943408101

## Job description

## 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

We are hiring a senior Generalist Engineer for our Research & Development Team who can own problems end to end and deliver complete production systems, not just components. This is a broad, high-ownership role for an engineer who can operate across software, distributed systems, infrastructure, data, and, where useful, machine learning, moving from vague problem statements to clear designs, robust implementations, reliable deployment, and effective operation in production.

Success in this role requires strong first-principles thinking, sound technical judgment, deep debugging ability, and the willingness to work across boundaries to get the job done. We are looking for a true engineering generalist: someone who reduces complexity, improves reliability and performance, and treats ML as one tool among many rather than a default answer.

Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? [Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.](https://moniepoint.com/blog)

## What You'll Be Doing

- Design and build production-grade systems that are reliable, scalable, and observable.
- Own systems end-to-end: problem → design → data → implementation → deployment → operations.
- Work across application services, distributed systems, infrastructure, data pipelines, and ML systems
- Debug complex production issues across multiple layers
- Make engineering trade-offs grounded in first principles
- Improve performance, latency, reliability, and cost efficiency
- Contribute to architecture and technical direction
- Write maintainable code and documentation
- Raise the engineering bar
- Machine Learning as Part of the Role
- Frame problems correctly: when to use ML vs deterministic systems
- Work with data end-to-end
- Train, evaluate, and iterate on models
- Build reproducible pipelines
- Deploy models and monitor performance, drift, and cost
- Debug system + model failures

## What We're Looking For

- Strong CS fundamentals (DSA, OS, networking, distributed systems)
- Solid probability and statistics
- Experience building production systems at scale
- Ability to move across languages (Go, Java, Python, Rust, SQL)
- Understanding of system behavior under load and failure
- Comfort with Linux, containers, Kubernetes
- Strong debugging skills
- Ability to reason using invariants and failure modes
- Data systems, streaming systems, ML infrastructure, performance optimization

## What We Value

- Ownership over problems
- Simplicity over complexity
- Curiosity about internals
- Robust design thinking
- Clear communication

What Success Looks Like

- Deliver working production systems from ambiguous problems
- Apply ML only when needed
- Build reliable, scalable systems
- Reduce complexity
- Earn trust in technical judgment

If you are a builder, a systems thinker, and a technologist who loves exploring what’s next, we’d love to have you help shape the future of Moniepoint.

## What we can offer you

- [Culture](https://moniepoint.com/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 assessment follow by a discussion with an interviewer on a call.
- System Design 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.

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## About Moniepoint

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Moniepoint provides an all-in-one payments, banking, credit, and business management platform for businesses and their customers in emerging markets, primarily Nigeria and Africa.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by major global venture capital funds)
- **Headquarters**: London, UK (with offices in Lagos, Nairobi, and the US)
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed on the main site; the company is the parent of TeamApt Ltd and Moniepoint MFB

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Fintech, Financial Services, Payments, Banking, Credit
- **Target customers**: B2B (primarily Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and their employees and customers), B2C (individuals)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Financial happiness for every African, everywhere"

## Products & Services
- **Payments**: Digital payment acceptance infrastructure and distribution networks that democratise payment acceptance, including POS terminals. Moniepoint is Nigeria’s largest offline merchant acquirer, powering most of the country's POS transactions.
- **Credit**: Loans to business owners based on transaction history (not collateral) to help finance inventory and expand businesses.
- **Banking**: Business and personal banking solutions enabling instant transactions, bill payments, and financial management.
- **Business Management**: Operational tools like expense cards, accounting, and book-keeping solutions for businesses.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding - The company has raised significant capital from top-tier investors. It processes over $17 billion in Total Payment Volume (TPV) monthly and supports over 10 million customers (business and individual accounts) and 4 million active merchants.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: QED, British International Investment (BII), FMO, LeapFrog Investments, and other leading global venture capital funds.
- **Growth Signals**: Named "Africa's fastest growing financial institution" (2023-2025). Processes $12-17 billion monthly through digital payment channels. Serves 60 million unique cards on its POS terminals each quarter. Has a network of 40,000 field agents.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated "Operating System"**: Moniepoint has built a fully integrated, end-to-end platform tailored specifically to Nigeria’s informal and cash-reliant economy. This is a massive moat.
- **Hybrid Model**: A unique combination of advanced technology, a nationwide agent network (40,000 field agents), and widespread POS terminal deployment that enables financial access even in rural areas.
- **Data-Driven Credit**: Offers loans based on transaction history rather than collateral, unlocking credit for the underserved. Roughly a third of its MSME customers are receiving loans for the first time.
- **Market Dominance**: As Nigeria's largest merchant acquirer, it has a deep, defensible network effect.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepening Financial Inclusion**: Continuing to expand access to payments, credit, and banking for underbanked populations and MSMEs across Africa.
- **Scaling the Platform**: Growing the number of merchants, agents, and individual customers on its all-in-one platform.
- **Product Expansion**: Adding more business management and operational tools to become the "operating system" for African businesses.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a "dream team" culture with values of **Technical Depth, Empathy, Integrity, Grit, No Ego, and Candour**. The company emphasizes a flat organizational structure where "every voice matters" and "everyone is an extension of our team."
- **Work Model**: Moniepoint Inc. is a fully remote tech company with a diverse workforce worldwide. (Note: Some roles may be location-specific, e.g., Lagos or Nairobi).
- **Perks & Benefits**: Competitive salary, health insurance, pension, paid leave days, mental health & crisis support, team building activities, and "Dope Merch!" The work is described as a "portfolio of projects that matter."
- **Interview Process**: A multi-stage process including a Preliminary Phone Screen, a Technical Assessment/Case Study, a Panel Interview, and an Executive/Final Interview.

## Sources
1. [Moniepoint.com](https://www.moniepoint.com/)
2. [Moniepoint Careers Page](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/moniepoint)
3. [Moniepoint Culture Page](https://www.moniepoint.com/culture)
4. [LeapFrog Investments - Moniepoint](https://leapfroginvest.com/company/moniepoint/)

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