About the job
About Us
Moniepoint Inc. stands as Africa's premier financial ecosystem, offering comprehensive solutions that empower over 10 million businesses and individuals with seamless access to payment frameworks, banking services, credit solutions, and essential business management tools since its inception in 2019.
As Nigeria's foremost merchant acquirer, Moniepoint facilitates the majority of the country's Point of Sale (POS) transactions. Our subsidiaries collectively handle a staggering $22 billion in transactions monthly, all while maintaining profitable operations.
Role Overview:
At Moniepoint, data is integral to our mission. As a Data Engineering Lead, you will be pivotal in enabling our teams to leverage data for informed decision-making that drives our business success. You will engineer scalable, robust data systems that bolster our business intelligence and analytics capabilities. We seek leaders who are not only technically proficient but also passionate about mentoring their teams and exploring innovative data solutions.
Curious about our workplace culture? Discover how we foster innovation, teamwork, and personal growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain robust data pipelines to handle large data volumes efficiently.
- Conduct analyses of extensive data sets utilizing tools such as Python and SQL.
- Enhance our data platform for improved speed, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaborate with various teams to understand and fulfill their data requirements.
- Create processes and tools for monitoring and evaluating model performance and data accuracy.
- Address general data-related challenges.
- Establish new data pipelines for the complete stream, enrichment, and curation processes.
- Maintain source code repositories.
- Explore and implement machine learning and AI to enhance our cloud offerings.
- Support the development of junior team members.
Qualifications for Success:
- 5-7+ years of proven experience as a Data Engineer, with a strong portfolio of accomplishments.
- Demonstrated leadership experience.
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
- Advanced SQL skills.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure.
- Experience with version control systems like Git.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A strong desire to learn and grow within the field.

