Senior Backend Engineer (.NET)
@ M-KOPA

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing team at M-KOPA. At M-KOPA, you'll build sophisticated event-driven microservices with real-world impact. Our engineering teams own their solutions end-to-end – from architecture decisions to production monitoring. Join us in combining cutting-edge .NET development with purpose-driven engineering that makes digital and financial inclusion possible across Africa.

About us: At M-KOPA, we're revolutionising financial inclusion and connectivity across Africa through innovative technology solutions. Our platform has unlocked $1.5 billion in credit, connected 1.7 million first-time internet users, and impacted over 23 million lives.

Technical Environment: Modern C# Stack: We use predominantly C# written against the latest .NET stack. Microservices & Cloud: We favour microservices hosted on Azure using Kubernetes. Event-Driven Architecture: We are constantly iterating towards a completely decoupled, event-driven architecture. Mixed Environment: We have both legacy services and greenfield microservices.

Our Engineering Approach: As an engineer, you will work as a collaborator. More senior members will coach and contribute, placing an emphasis on: High quality output, Observability and monitoring, Automated testing in all environments, including production, Infrastructure as code and DevOps practices.

Our roles are fully remote, within the following time zone (UTC -1 / UTC+3). Our engineers work remotely from locations such as UK, Europe and Africa.

What You'll Bring: We expect you to be comfortable working as part of a team which owns the entire software stack, including supporting infrastructure, throughout the entire software lifecycle - from inception through production to decommissioning under a DevOps culture. You'll value the constraints that continuous delivery places upon engineering processes and embrace testing and observability as first-order concerns in development.

Our Mission: We create financial inclusion for the traditionally excluded through a fair, flexible, customer-centric financing model. We strive to drive greater inclusion of women, youth, and low-income communities.

Join us in building C# .NET solutions that create real-world financial inclusion while advancing your career in modern backend engineering!

Why M-KOPA? At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

Important Notice: M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.