Overview

M-KOPA, Newcastle, United Kingdom — Senior Backend Engineer roles (I, II & III) within our growing FinTech team. Build sophisticated event-driven microservices that unlock financial inclusion across Africa.

Join our expanding engineering team who build backend systems that serve millions across multiple African markets. Our environment combines modern .NET development with purpose-driven engineering to enable digital and financial inclusion.

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.

Work in a modern C#/.NET stack, with microservices hosted on Azure using Kubernetes, and an evolving event-driven architecture. You may join our Internal Engineering Bootcamp to onboard into our architecture and practices.

Technical Environment

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

Our Engineering Approach

We seek low-ego, experienced engineers who collaborate and continuously learn. You’ll contribute to:

• 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

You will own the entire software stack with supporting infrastructure throughout the lifecycle under a DevOps culture. You should value continuous delivery and prioritize testing and observability.

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

Location & Benefits

• Fully remote role within UTC-1 to UTC+3
• Diverse teams across UK, Europe, Africa
• Personalised training budget
• Home office setup budget
• Internal Engineering Bootcamp onboarding
• Professional development programs and coaching
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working
• Well-being support and career growth

Our Mission & Impact

We create financial inclusion for traditionally excluded populations through a fair, flexible, customer-centric financing model. We strive to increase inclusion of women, youth, and low-income communities.

Our technology has driven measurable change: 2.5 million first-time mobile internet users connected; 70% of customers use M-KOPA products for income generation; 2.1 million tonnes of CO₂ avoided through clean energy products and e-mobility.

Ready to build C#/.NET solutions that create real-world financial inclusion?

Why M-KOPA? We empower people to own their careers through development programs, coaching, and on-the-job training. We support well-being, flexibility, and growth. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.