Job Roles at Moniepoint Inc.

About the role

• As a Senior User Experience Designer, you will be responsible for executing high-quality designs for our financial products, ensuring they are intuitive, accessible, and effective.
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior designers, and champion user-centred design within the organisation.
• This role requires a strategic mindset, deep UX/UI expertise, and the ability to translate complex financial concepts into seamless user experiences.

What you’ll do

• Define and execute design strategies that align with business objectives and user needs.
• Lead the end-to-end design process, from discovery and research to wireframing, prototyping, and final UI execution.
• Conduct advanced user research, usability testing, and A/B experiments to validate and refine design solutions.
• Partner closely with product managers and engineers to ensure seamless implementation of designs.
• Design scalable UI components and contribute to our evolving design system.
• Advocate for accessibility (A11y) and inclusive design principles, ensuring our products serve a diverse user base.
• Create and refine micro-interactions and motion elements to improve user engagement and usability.
• Use data-driven insights to continuously improve the user experience and optimise for business impact.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Stay ahead of fintech trends and best practices to drive product innovation.

What you need to succeed

• 3+ years in a senior product design role, with a strong focus on UX and a demonstrated ability to lead impactful projects
• Mastery of visual design, typography, grids, layout, and colour theory.
• Expertise in interaction design, information architecture, and user flows.
• Deep understanding of designing for both mobile and web platforms, ensuring responsive and adaptive experiences.
• Strong knowledge of behavioural psychology and how it influences user decision-making.
• Extensive experience conducting usability testing, user interviews, and heuristic evaluations.
• Ability to synthesise qualitative and quantitative insights into impactful design decisions.
• Familiarity with UX analytics tools (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Hotjar, etc.).
• Proficiency in atomic design principles and building scalable UI frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of motion design tools (Lottie, After Effects, Principle) to create dynamic user experiences.
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior designers.
• Ability to articulate design rationale and influence stakeholders across teams.
• Comfortable working in agile, fast-paced product teams.
• Figma mastery - deep experience with auto layout, design tokens, component variants, interactive prototypes, and scalable design libraries.
• Proven experience in fintech and/or SaaS environments, with a strong understanding of industry challenges and user behaviours.

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What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA) to define, design, and ship high-impact features.
• Design scalable architecture and implement performant backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a strong focus on reliability and testability.
• Integrate third-party services and APIs while ensuring robust error handling and graceful degradation.
• Continuously improve system performance and developer experience through automation and refactoring.
• Debug complex issues across the stack and proactively identify opportunities for technical improvement.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and share best practices with the team.
• Document technical decisions, systems, and processes for future team reference and transparency.

What We're Looking For

• B.S.c Degree M.S.c Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Expertise in Java and Spring Boot; solid understanding of modern backend architecture and best practices.
• Experience building and scaling web services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with relational databases and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate).
• Exposure to frontend frameworks like AngularJS or React is a plus.
• Strong debugging skills and a methodical approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills and a team-first attitude.

Our Tech Stack:

• As part of our engineering team, you’ll work with modern technologies and tools that enable us to build scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems.

Some of the technologies you’ll be hands-on with include:

• Java (latest versions): Powering our core backend systems with a focus on performance and maintainability.
• Spring & Spring Boot: Building modular, production-grade microservices with robust dependency management.
• Docker & Kubernetes: Containerized deployments and orchestration for consistent, scalable environments across dev, staging, and production.
• PostgreSQL & DynamoDB: A combination of relational and NoSQL databases to handle structured data and dynamic scaling needs.
• Elasticsearch: For fast, flexible full-text search and analytics across large datasets.
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure: Deploying and managing microservices using a cloud-native architecture that supports global scalability.

What to expect in the Hiring Process:

• Our interview process is designed to be thoughtful, transparent, and candidate-friendly, allowing you to showcase your strengths while getting to know us better:
• Initial Conversation: A brief introductory call with our recruiter to learn more about your background, career goals, and to share insights about the role and our team.
• Technical Assessment: A practical, take-home coding exercise that reflects real-world challenges. You'll have ample time to complete this in your own environment
• Deep Dive Technical Interview: A focused session with our Engineering Team, where we'll explore system design, architecture, and problem-solving approaches.
• Final Interview: A combined technical and behavioural conversation with a member of our Executive Team, aimed at understanding your alignment with our values, vision, and culture

What We Can Offer You

• Culture - We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, paid leave plus other benefits.