Overview

Join our expanding engineering team! We are continuing to hire multiple Senior Backend Engineers (I, II & III) as we scale our growing FinTech team at M-KOPA. Build sophisticated event-driven microservices that unlock financial inclusion across Africa.

Impact: Your code will directly power technology solutions for millions of people across Africa who have been excluded from traditional financial services. We’ve already helped over 7 million customers access over $2 billion in credit.

Link to Impact report: M-KOPA Impact Report 2025: Pathways to progress

The Opportunity

Mission-driven engineering: Every service you build helps expand financial inclusion for under-banked populations

Global recognition: Join a company recognized by TIME 100 as one of the world’s most influential and by the Financial Times as Africa’s fastest-growing for 4 consecutive years (2022-2025)

Scale challenges: Build backend systems serving millions across multiple African markets

Environmental impact: We are carbon-negative, having displaced over 2.1 million tonnes of emissions

Fully distributed: Work remotely with diverse teams across UK, Europe, and Africa

What You’ll Do

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.

Technical Environment

• Modern C# Stack: C# with the latest .NET
• Microservices & Cloud: Microservices hosted on Azure using Kubernetes
• Event-Driven Architecture: Decoupled, event-driven design
• Mixed Environment: Legacy and greenfield services

Your On-boarding Journey: Internal Engineering Bootcamp – immersive onboarding with our staff engineering group, exploring our event-driven architecture and engineering practices.

Our Engineering Approach

We look for low-ego, experienced engineers who collaborate well and embrace continual learning. You’ll work as a team with more senior members coaching and contributing, focusing on:

• High quality output
• Observability and monitoring
• Automated testing in all environments, including production
• Infrastructure as code and DevOps practices
• Knowledge sharing and collaborative problem-solving

What You Need

We expect you to work as part of a team that owns the entire software stack, including supporting infrastructure, throughout the lifecycle—from inception through production to decommissioning under a DevOps culture. You’ll value continuous delivery constraints and embrace testing and observability as first-order concerns.

Required Experience:

• Strong grasp of C#/.NET development
• Experience with Event-Driven Systems
• Microservices architecture experience
• Testing and deployment expertise
• DevOps culture mindset
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively in distributed teams
• Continuous learning mindset and openness to feedback

Location & Benefits

• Fully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones
• Work with diverse teams distributed across UK, Europe, and Africa
• Personalised training budget and home office setup budget
• Internal Engineering Bootcamp: immersive onboarding
• Professional development programs and coaching partnerships
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements
• Well-being support and career growth opportunities

EEO & Important Notices

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We do not charge any recruitment fees or similar payments at any stage of the process. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.