M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go “PayGo’” solar energy for off grid homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve progress in their lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer (.NET)
Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full time
Department: Fintech Technology, Software Engineering


Detail

* We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing FinTech team at M-KOPA. Build sophisticated event-driven microservices that unlock financial inclusion across Africa.
* 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


Additional Information:

* 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


Application Closing Date
Not Specified.