Java Developer
Renmoney
Java Developer
Renmoney
Fintech offering loans, savings, and investments
Renmoney · Lagos, Nigeria · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-03
Workplace: on_site
Department: Engineering
Who We Are
We’re a passionate team determined to challenge the status quo and make financial inclusion count for the millions of under-banked individuals and small business owners in Nigeria. We provide loans, savings, and fixed deposit solutions to our customers. Our vision is to be the most convenient lending company, delivering outstanding service experience.
The Role
The Java Developer will join one of our core engineering teams Banking, Loans, Core Technology Platform, or Cards to design, develop, and maintain the backend systems that power our financial products and internal platforms.
This role is ideal for a software engineer who is passionate about backend development, software craftsmanship, and building scalable, high-performance systems. You'll work alongside talented engineers in a collaborative environment that values clean architecture, code quality, testing, observability, and continuous improvement.
What You Will Do
• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services that support business-critical financial products.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code with a strong focus on • reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and QA teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design sessions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance.
• Build and support distributed systems using modern cloud-native technologies.
• Implement messaging and event-driven solutions using Kafka.
• Contribute to engineering best practices, automated testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What You Bring
Educational Qualification
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
Experience
• Proven experience developing backend applications using Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot or similar Java frameworks.
• Experience building and maintaining distributed systems in production environments.
• Experience working in cloud-native environments is highly desirable.
• Experience in FinTech, banking, payments, lending, or other financial services is an added advantage.
Professional Competencies
• Strong proficiency in Java.
• Solid experience with Spring Boot.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Working knowledge of AWS, preferably Amazon EKS.
• Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
• Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of Redis caching technologies.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Understanding of software design principles, testing methodologies, and engineering best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
This Role Is Ideal For You If:
• You enjoy building scalable backend systems.
• You take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• You are passionate about software engineering best practices and continuous improvement.
• You enjoy solving complex technical problems.
• You thrive in collaborative, fast-paced engineering teams.
• You are excited by the opportunity to build products that power millions of financial transactions.
You May Not Enjoy This Role If:
• You prefer front-end or UI-focused development.
• You are uncomfortable working with distributed systems and cloud technologies.
• You dislike code reviews, testing, or maintaining production systems.
• You prefer highly isolated work with minimal collaboration.
• You are not interested in building reliable, scalable software.
What's In It For You
• Opportunity to work in an innovative fintech company with a global reach.
• Exposure to modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, AWS (EKS), MySQL, Kafka, Redis, Grafana, and Prometheus.
• Opportunity to contribute to high-impact financial products used by millions of customers.
• Collaborative engineering culture focused on technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Engaging technical challenges with opportunities to influence product development.
• Professional growth within a globally distributed engineering team.
• Competitive compensation and excellent career development opportunities.
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Renmoney provides personal and business financial products, including loans, savings, and investments, designed to be simple, useful, and accessible. It uses data-driven insights to understand customers and tailor offerings to individual needs, enabling convenient loans to help people do more today, savings plans to stay on track with goals, and investments to grow money over time. The company differentiates itself by focusing on making finance easy and available to a broad audience, rather than restricting access, and by combining a flexible hybrid work model with customer-centric product design. Its goal is to help people manage money more effectively and reach their financial objectives.
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