Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Backend Engineer role at M-KOPA. We are 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.

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 (latest .NET), Microservices & Cloud (Azure, Kubernetes), Event-Driven Architecture, Mixed Environment (legacy and greenfield services).

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

• 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 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.

• 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 & Impact

Our mission is to 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. Our technology has created measurable change:

• Connected: 1.7 million first-time mobile internet users connected
• Prosperous: 62% of customers use M-KOPA smartphones for income generation, with 30,000+ livelihoods created for agents
• Green: 2.1 million tonnes of CO2 avoided through clean energy products

We are carbon-negative, having displaced over 2 million tonnes of emissions. Ready to build C# .NET solutions that create real-world financial inclusion while advancing your career in modern backend engineering?

EEO 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. M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will 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.