FairMoney

Senior Software Engineer (Identity)

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1 day ago
Abuja, Nigeria or Lagos, NigeriaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for identity verification, KYC, authentication, and related services.
  • Own complex technical projects from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Build reliable distributed systems supporting millions of customers across multiple markets.
  • Collaborate with Product, Risk, Compliance, and engineering teams to deliver identity and KYC solutions.
  • Contribute to technical architecture, engineering standards, code reviews, and best practices.
  • Identify and resolve performance, scalability, reliability, and security challenges.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve productivity and software delivery.
  • Mentor other engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of professional backend software development experience.
  • Strong experience designing and building distributed systems and scalable backend services.
  • Experience with Go, or strong experience in another backend language with willingness to transition to Go.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles, system design, testing, CI/CD, and production operations.
  • Experience with complex systems where reliability, security, and scalability are critical.
  • Strong problem-solving and technical decision-making skills.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience working effectively within cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Preferred: experience in Identity, KYC, authentication, fraud prevention, onboarding, fintech, banking, payments, or related financial services.
  • Preferred: strong Go and Go-based backend experience, microservices, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and AWS or other major cloud platforms.
  • Preferred: experience with AI coding assistants, LLM-based developer tools, AI-assisted workflows, mentoring engineers, and contributing to technical direction.

Benefits

  • Hybrid workplace and full-time employment.
  • Private health insurance.
  • Pension plan.
  • Paid time off.
  • Training and development.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAWSFlaskGitHub ActionsGoGoogle BigQueryGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMySQLPostgreSQLPythonRSpecRuby on Rails

Categories

FairMoney

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1,001-5,000 employees
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