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 and overseeing the software stack throughout its lifecycle. Champion continuous delivery, testing, and observability. Work as a servant leader, coach, and contributor, emphasizing high-quality output, observability, monitoring, and automated testing. M-KOPA offers fully remote roles within specific time zones, with opportunities for career advancement and a purpose-driven work environment. The company is recognized for its rapid growth and impact on financial inclusion across Africa.

Requirements

• Passionate about managing and promoting engineer career paths
• Dedicated to conducting meaningful 1-2-1's that drive personal and professional growth
• A champion for your team, advocating for their needs and successes
• Experienced in conducting code reviews that elevate code quality and engineer development
• Committed to creating a supportive environment where engineers can thrive and innovate
• Good grasp of / and experience with C#.NET , Event Driven Systems, microservices, 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

Benefits

• Empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training
• Support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility