Senior Backend Engineer (.net) - Remote Eligible
M-KOPA
Senior Backend Engineer
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. It's your chance to be part of something that's literally transforming lives across an entire continent
The Opportunity
Mission-driven engineering : Every service you build helps expand financial inclusion for under-banked populations
Global recognition : Join a company 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 : 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 As an engineer, you will work as a collaborator. More senior members will coach and contribute, placing an emphasis 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 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.
Required Experience:
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 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.
Our Impact 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, with over 100,000 circular economy products provided
Ready to build C# .NET solutions that create real-world financial inclusion while advancing your career in modern backend engineering?
At M-KOPA, 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, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.
Apply now to join our mission of transforming lives across Africa through technology.
Why M-KOPA?
At M-KOPA, 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, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.
Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together.