Principal Generalist Engineer

Moniepoint · Remote, Kenya · Remote · Full Time

• Posted 1 October 2026
• Closes 31 October 2026
• Data & Tech

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About the role

Moniepoint is seeking a Principal Generalist Engineer to lead the end-to-end development of scalable production systems across software, infrastructure, and machine learning. This senior role requires deep technical ownership to translate complex, ambiguous challenges into robust architectures. Candidates must possess robust computer science fundamentals, experience across languages like Go, Java, or Python, and strong expertise in distributed systems and infrastructure.

Skills they are looking for

• Distributed Systems
• System Architecture
• Python
• Go
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• Data Pipelines
• Linux

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