Engineering Manager Job at Talent Safari (Lagos)

Engineering Manager

Talent Safari

Location:
South Africa , Lagos

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Not provided

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Job Description:

Paystack’s mission is to power African ambition. Over 300K of some of the most renowned businesses in Nigeria, as well as a growing number of merchants in South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya, use Paystack’s modern payments gateway. We’ve been acquired by Stripe and are doubling down on the mission to help build out Africa’s payments infrastructure. We’re obsessed with building the best place to work on the continent while accelerating digital commerce across Africa.

Job Responsibility:

Lead and inspire talented engineers in an agile development environment to innovate, implement, and deploy and own end-to-end complex software solutions in a commercial, mission-critical environment for millions of customers
Develop and grow engineering talent through effective mentoring, coaching, and retention strategies in a fast-growing, highly competitive economic environment
Manage planning and execution to successfully deliver value to our customers
Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration between teams
Work on cross-team initiatives to improve the applications and systems
Work in a cross-functional team to design, build, and deliver new features for our systems
Strive to reduce the complexity of the systems
Create awareness of engineering efforts and achievements
Partner with product and other stakeholders to drive success

Requirements:

8+ years of experience building and working on cutting-edge solutions that scale for millions of customers
Solid experience with development, CI/CD, Automation, Testing, and deploying large systems
Experience leading cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary engineers
Solid experience in building systems using a variety of different architectures
Ensures quality, performance, monitoring, alerting, and security using best practices
Proven history as an experienced engineer
A passion for building products to help African businesses
A proactive approach to solving a problem before it occurs
Mentorship - ability to successfully transfer knowledge
Extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming, design patterns, data structures, and best practices
Solid experience with build tools
Solid experience with source control, like Git
Hands-on experience in writing unit, integration, and UI tests
Excellent communication skills
Self-motivation that drives them to do things and pushes them to raise the bar
High analytical thinking to tackle complicated issues
High-quality working standards with a clear, structured approach
Takes full ownership and responsibility for organizational practices and processes
Strives to continuously improve the systems and processes

Nice to have:

Experience with EMV payments
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field might be beneficial, but is not required
Experience in the fintech industry or with payment processing systems
Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI DSS)
Experience with machine learning and data analytics
Impeccable problem-solving and analytical abilities
Effective communication and collaboration skills
High agency and the ability to work independently
Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies and tools

What we offer:

13th-month bonus
Flexible working environment (including work from home budgets)
Full medical coverage
Wellbeing stipend
Generous leave and sabbatical policies

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Engineering Manager

Talent Safari

Location:
South Africa , Lagos

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

Job Responsibility:

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Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

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