Senior Software Engineer (Identity)

FairMoney · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · Full Time

• Posted 27 October 2026
• Closes 26 November 2026
• Data & Tech

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About the role

FairMoney is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of identity verification, KYC, and core banking infrastructure. Candidates need at least three years of backend engineering experience, strong distributed systems and system design skills, and familiarity with Identity or risk domains in fintech. Proficiency in or willingness to learn Go, alongside comfort using AI coding tools, is essential for this role.

Skills they are looking for

• Go
• Ruby
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• System Design
• Distributed Systems
• KYC
• Authentication

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