Senior Backend Engineer

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M-KOPA City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom Overview Join our expanding engineering team. We’re actively recruiting multiple Senior Backend Engineers as we continue to scale our growing FinTech division at M-KOPA. Build sophisticated event-driven microservices that unlock financial inclusion across Africa. The Impact: Your code will directly power technology solutions for millions of people across Africa who’ve been excluded from traditional financial services. We’ve already helped over 5 million customers access over $1.5 billion in credit. The Opportunity
Mission-driven engineering: Every service you build helps expand financial inclusion for under-banked populations Global recognition: M-KOPA named 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’re carbon-negative, having displaced over 2 million tonnes of emissions
What You'll Do 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. Technical Environment
Modern C# Stack: predominantly C# on the latest .NET stack Microservices & Cloud: microservices hosted on Azure using Kubernetes Event-Driven Architecture: decoupled event-driven evolution Mixed Environment: legacy services and greenfield microservices
Our Engineering Approach As an engineer, you will work as a collaborator with more senior members coaching and contributing. Emphasis is placed on:
High quality output Observability and monitoring Automated testing in all environments, including production Infrastructure as code and DevOps practices
What You Need We expect you to be comfortable working as part of a team which owns the entire software stack, including supporting infrastructure, throughout the software lifecycle – from inception through production to decommissioning under a DevOps culture. You’ll value continuous delivery and embrace testing and observability as first-order concerns.
Strong grasp of C# .NET development Experience with Event-Driven Systems Microservices architecture experience Testing and deployment expertise DevOps culture mindset
Location & Benefits
Fully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones Work with diverse teams across UK, Europe, and Africa Professional development programs and coaching partnerships Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements Well-being support and career growth opportunities
Our Mission & Our Impact 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.
Connected: 1.7 million first-time mobile internet users connected Prosperous: 62% of customers use M-KOPA smartphones for income generation Green: 2.1 million tonnes of CO2 avoided through clean energy products
Ready to build C# .NET solutions that create real-world financial inclusion while advancing your career in modern backend engineering? 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, prioritise well-being, and embrace flexibility. Why M-KOPA? Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com. Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews may take place at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date. Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Full-time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at M-KOPA. Get notified about new Back End Developer jobs in City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom.
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Location:
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime

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