Moniepoint Inc., one of Africa’s leading digital financial services providers, has opened applications for the second cohort of its flagship DreamDevs initiative, a programme aimed at bridging the continent’s tech talent gap by equipping recent graduates with industry-ready skills and practical experience.
The fintech unicorn disclosed in an email that the programme is open to graduates across Nigeria and is designed to identify and nurture the next generation of world-class software engineers.
Under the initiative, only 20 high-potential candidates are selected annually to participate in an intensive nine-week bootcamp. Top-performing participants are subsequently considered for internship and full-time roles at Moniepoint.
The company said the maiden edition of DreamDevs underscored the programme’s effectiveness as a talent pipeline, with four participants hired from the first cohort — three as interns and one as a full-time engineer.
DreamDevs targets graduates from technology, computer science, engineering and related disciplines who possess foundational knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Participants will receive hands-on training and mentorship from Moniepoint’s senior software engineers.
Outstanding performers will earn six-month internships, with the opportunity for permanent employment based on performance and business needs.
Commenting on the initiative, Moniepoint’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Felix Ike, said the results from the inaugural cohort reinforced the company’s confidence in Africa’s young tech talent.
“The results from our first cohort validated our belief that with the right training and support, Africa’s young tech talent can compete globally,” Ike said. “This year, we are doubling down on our commitment by aiming to convert half of our participants into full-time employees. DreamDevs is about creating sustainable career pathways that drive Africa’s digital economy forward.”
The programme complements Moniepoint’s broader talent development efforts, including HatchDev — run in partnership with NITHub Unilag — which produces about 500 specialised developers annually in software engineering, intelligent systems and IoT/embedded systems. It also aligns with the firm’s Women-in-Tech initiative, now in its fifth year.
DreamDevs further supports the Federal Government’s 3 Million Technical Talent programme, for which Moniepoint is a key sponsor.
A member of the inaugural cohort and now a backend engineer at Moniepoint, Victor Adepoju, described the programme as transformative.
“The training covered a wide range of topics and gave me a solid foundation, especially in cloud technologies like Google Cloud Platform,” he said. “It also emphasised soft skills such as planning, organisation and prioritisation, which are very useful in my day-to-day work.”
