Team Lead, Site Reliability Engineering

About the Role

Moniepoint is a leading financial technology company digitizing Africa's real economy by building a comprehensive financial ecosystem for businesses. We are seeking a dynamic Team Lead for Site Reliability Engineering to guide a squad of site reliability engineers responsible for the uptime, performance, and scalability of our highly distributed financial platform. In this high-impact role, you will design high-level reliability architecture, mentor talented engineers, define technical roadmaps, and drive a proactive culture of engineering excellence across the organization.

• Set the technical direction for the SRE team by architecting self-healing systems, defining Production Readiness Reviews, and driving automation best practices.
• Govern the monitoring ecosystem and enforce end-to-end system visibility, minimizing alert fatigue while maximizing proactive issue detection.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Senior and Associate SREs through code reviews, technical workshops, and continuous feedback.
• Act as the primary escalation point for major incidents, refining incident management processes and ensuring thorough Root Cause Analyses lead to permanent fixes.
• Partner closely with Engineering Managers and Product Leads to establish and track Service Level Objectives aligned with business goals.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in SRE or Backend Engineering, including at least 2 years in a leadership, senior, or staff role.
• Expert-level programming proficiency in Java, Go, Rust, or Python.
• Mastery of distributed systems patterns, microservices debugging, and scalable cloud architecture.
• Extensive hands-on experience with GCP or AWS and running Kubernetes at scale.
• Proven background in defining comprehensive observability and telemetry strategies for large engineering teams.
• Strong communication and crisis-management skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure.

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
• A collaborative, fast-paced work environment driving real-world financial inclusion across Africa.

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