Senior Backend Engineer NET

Summary

Join M-KOPA's growing FinTech team as a Senior Backend Engineer to build sophisticated event-driven microservices that expand financial inclusion across Africa. Your code will directly impact millions by providing access to financial services. M-KOPA has already helped over 5 million customers access over \$1.5 billion in credit. This role offers mission-driven engineering, global recognition from TIME and the Financial Times, and the chance to tackle scaling challenges. The company is carbon-negative and committed to environmental sustainability. You will build cutting-edge .NET solutions and work collaboratively within a DevOps culture.

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• Build sophisticated event-driven microservices with real-world impact
• Own solutions end-to-end – from architecture decisions to production monitoring
• Combine cutting-edge .NET development with purpose-driven engineering that makes digital and financial inclusion possible across Africa
• Work as a collaborator
• Coach and contribute
• Emphasis on high quality output
• Emphasis on observability and monitoring
• Emphasis on automated testing in all environments, including production
• Emphasis on infrastructure as code and DevOps practices

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