Lead Engineer - Collections and Treasury
Core
Building the financial backbone for a cross-border payments platform, specifically designing and implementing collections infrastructure and treasury systems for the African continent.
Role type
Lead Engineer (Backend/Infrastructure)
Builds
Collections & Treasury foundation, vIBAN provisioning infrastructure, customer-facing APIs for payment strategies
Domain
Fintech, Cross-border payments, African markets
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Go (production), System architecture, API design, Financial systems correctness, Stakeholder alignment, Design-first approach, End-to-end ownership
Preferred skills
Virtual account concepts (vIBANs), Multi-rail payment orchestration, Region-specific payment methods (STK), Observability, Incident response
Technologies
Go
Responsibilities
Own architecture and implementation decisions for collections & treasury, Lead design work (RFCs, diagrams, API specs), Design and build customer-facing and internal APIs, Build reliable infrastructure for vIBAN provisioning, Drive engineering quality across API standards and testing, Manage delivery by breaking down complex work
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities