Engineering Manager (Identity)

FairMoney · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · Full Time

• Posted 23 October 2026
• Closes 22 November 2026
• Data & Tech

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About the role

FairMoney is hiring a senior Engineering Manager to lead their Identity squad in building secure KYC and authentication systems. The role requires at least seven years of backend engineering experience alongside two or more years managing technical teams. Key expertise includes designing distributed systems and collaborating effectively with product, risk, and compliance departments.

Skills they are looking for

• Engineering Management
• Backend Development
• Distributed Systems
• KYC
• System Architecture
• Go
• Ruby on Rails
• AWS

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