Senior Backend Engineer (Payments) at FairMoney

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  FairMoney is a digital platform in Nigeria that allows you access instant loans in a few minutes through our android app.
  

  Senior Backend Engineer (Payments)

  • Job Type Hybrid
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience 4 - 6 years
  • Location Lagos
  • Job Field ICT / Computer&nbsp

  Role Summary

  • We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who can own complex backend initiatives from design to production.
  • The ideal candidate has strong engineering fundamentals, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently while delivering scalable, reliable systems.

  Requirements

  • 4–6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
  • Strong experience building, and operating scalable distributed systems.
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Synchronous and asynchronous communication patterns
  • Distributed systems
  • Data consistency
  • Concurrency
  • API design, external integrations, and error handling
  • Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), including:
  • Schema design
  • Query optimization and performance tuning
  • Indexing strategies
  • Transaction management
  • Database scalability and optimization
  • Experience building highly available, resilient, and observable systems.
  • Strong debugging, root cause analysis, and production troubleshooting skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a pragmatic approach to designing scalable solutions.
  • Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Payments or FinTech domain experience is highly preferred.
  • Golang experience is a plus, but not required.
  • Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and event-driven systems.

  What We’re Looking For

  • A self-driven engineer with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Comfortable working independently and driving initiatives end-to-end.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to contribute to technical discussions and mentor teammates.
  • Passion for building reliable, scalable, and maintainable backend systems following engineering best practices.

  Benefits

  • Private Health Insurance
  • Pension Plan
  • Training & Development
  • Remote work
  • Paid Time Off.

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