As Head of Engineering, Field Verification, your responsibilities will include:
Owning the technical strategy, architecture and roadmap for the Field Verification platform end to end, and setting direction for a domain that has been running without dedicated engineering leadership.
Moving the platform from keep-the-lights-on operation to deliberate, prioritised development.
Leading and growing the existing cross-functional team, and building the organisation out as scope expands.
Building the operational efficiency layer — trip and route optimisation, task allocation and capacity management for field officers.
Owning the platform's client-facing surface: the APIs and webhooks that other business units integrate with, and the back office those units rely on.
Delivering a native mobile experience for field officers.
Ensuring verification data is structured, auditable and fit for compliance scrutiny.
Building for multi-country expansion as Moniepoint enters new markets.
Partnering closely with Product and with the business units that depend on the platform — onboarding, loans, compliance and fraud.
Defining architecture standards, engineering processes and quality metrics, and hiring and developing engineers and Engineering Managers.
Who you are
You have built things yourself, and grew into leadership from there. We are explicit about this: we are not looking for someone who moved into management early and has led from a distance since. We want an engineer who became a leader.
You are capable across disciplines. Backend, web and mobile. This platform spans all three and you will need credibility in each — a specialist in one layer will struggle here.
You have built platforms, not just products. Systems used by several distinct groups of users and internal business units, with the flexibility to serve requirements you did not anticipate.
You are a problem solver first. We would rather have someone adaptable than someone with the exact domain experience. Having built across different industries — fintech, e-commerce, logistics or otherwise — is a positive signal, not a scattered CV.
You have 10+ years of overall software engineering experience, with substantial hands-on production engineering and strong backend depth. Our backend environment is Java and Spring Boot.
You have at least 5 years of engineering leadership, including managing Engineering Managers.
You collaborate well with product and business stakeholders, and can translate operational requirements into engineering solutions.
Experience working with location and geospatial data is a strong plus, including map integrations.
Experience with route, trip or delivery optimisation is a strong plus.
Experience building for compliance — where data must be structured to evidence what was done and when — is a strong plus.
Experience with identity, KYC or verification platforms is a plus. None of these four are requirements.