Information Technology · Full-time
Official sourceSenior Backend Engineer II & III (.NET)
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Role overview
M-KOPA is hiring two permanent Senior Backend Engineers II & III to join their Asset Sales group. The roles are fully remote and open to candidates based in Nairobi, Cape Town, Lagos, Kampala, Accra, or Johannesburg. These positions suit experienced engineers skilled in C# and .NET who want to build large-scale fintech systems that support financial inclusion across Africa.
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What you will do
- Build and operate distributed C# and .NET microservices on Azure within an event-driven architecture.
- Own software development end-to-end, from idea through implementation, deployment, production, and iteration.
- Use observability tools to monitor and understand production behaviour.
- Collaborate effectively with distributed teams across multiple time zones.
- Participate in on-call duties to support production systems and improve platform resilience.
- Experiment with AI tools as part of the engineering workflow for design, code review, testing, and incident investigation.
Requirements
- Strong experience in C# and .NET development.
- Experience with event-driven systems, preferably with Azure Service Bus or similar messaging technologies like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Experience with microservices architecture, ideally on Azure and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana and Azure Application Insights to monitor production systems.
- Comfortable using AI tools in daily engineering tasks including design, code review, testing, and incident investigation.
- Mindset aligned with DevOps culture, including production ownership and on-call responsibilities.
- Proven ability to collaborate with distributed teams across different time zones.
- Continuous learning mindset and openness to feedback.
Benefits
The role is fully remote with a benefits package including bonus, growth shares, on-call allowance, personalised training budget, home office setup budget, professional development programs, coaching, family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements, and well-being support.
How to apply
Apply through the employer's official contact with your application. The employer has not published a closing date.