Position: Relocation to Dubai, Backend Tech Leader (Node.js) for Fintech product company
Company: MoveUp
Category: Node.js
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2023-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

We are looking for dynamic, impactful, thoughtful, and *hands-on* leaders to build and deliver both the team and the integrated payment network to scale our network and platform across Africa.

As an Engineering Lead, you will drive the growth and scale of Moment’s network as both a player and a coach – as a scrum team lead and doing hands-on delivery with the team.



RESPONSIBILITIES


Managing a small scrum team of engineers and QA who are fully accountable for their entire software stack
Working closely with Product Management to align on the priorities, and do up-front discovery before work gets underway
Integrating payment network partners into our platform, including banks, real-time payment platforms, switches, mobile money platforms, eWallets, payment aggregators and gateways, issuing platforms, point-of-sale platforms, and other network partners 
Ensuring highly scalable and reliable services, including designing and implementing low latency, highly available services, and deploying them within the AWS PCI-DSS environment
Designing and setting up critical Architecture to integrate with our network partners, core infrastructure, and key platforms such as AWS
Operating in a dynamic environment that provides the ability to learn, recommend, and implement new technologies


Requirements

At least 4 years experience as a senior engineering lead. You should be able to evidence strong leadership capabilities in managing high-performing delivery teams    
Experience with:
Highly scalable Server-side solutions
JavaScript / Node.js
SQL and NoSQL
Typescript
Jira / Confluence
Fully cloud-based architecture (AWS preferred)
Demonstrated experience delivering scalable online payments solutions, both developing new solutions and integrating best-in-class payment platforms built by others
Management experience in a fast-paced tech environment 
Lived, worked, or studied in – or simply have a passion for – Africa