Principal Generalist Engineer

Moniepoint · Remote, South Africa · 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 drive end-to-end technical solutions across their R&D initiatives. This high-seniority position demands exceptional computer science fundamentals, deep distributed systems expertise, and fluency across multiple languages like Go, Python, or Java. Applicants must also possess hands-on experience building scalable data or machine learning pipelines alongside robust infrastructure troubleshooting skills.

Skills they are looking for

• Distributed Systems
• Python
• Go
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• System Architecture
• SQL
• Linux

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