Backend Engineering Team Lead NET

Summary

Join M-KOPA as a Backend-focused Engineering Team Lead to build sophisticated event-driven microservices and drive digital and financial inclusion across African markets. Lead and mentor a team of .NET backend engineers, fostering a collaborative environment. Oversee the software stack, champion continuous delivery, testing, and observability. Work as a servant leader, coach, and contributor, emphasizing high-quality output, observability, monitoring, and automated testing. The role is fully remote within UTC -1 / UTC+3, with opportunities to work from the UK, Europe, or Africa. M-KOPA offers diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, family-friendly policies, and a focus on well-being and flexibility.

Requirements

• Good grasp of / and experience with C#.NET
• Experience with Event Driven Systems
• Experience with microservices
• Experience with testing and deployment

Responsibilities

• Lead a team building sophisticated event-driven microservices with real-world impact
• Work as a servant leader, coach, and contributor in a team that emphasizes high-quality output using infrastructure as code, observability, monitoring, and automated testing across all environments, including production
• Mentor and lead a team of .NET backend engineers while fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
• Oversee the entire software stack, including supporting infrastructure, throughout the entire software lifecycle - from inception through production to decommissioning under a DevOps culture
• Champion continuous delivery, testing, and observability as first-order concerns in development
• Manage and promote engineer career paths
• Conduct meaningful 1-2-1's that drive personal and professional growth
• Advocate for your team, advocating for their needs and successes
• Conduct code reviews that elevate code quality and engineer development
• Create a supportive environment where engineers can thrive and innovate

Benefits

• Diverse development programs
• Coaching partnerships
• On-the-job training
• Family-friendly policies
• Prioritize well-being
• Embrace flexibility