M Kopa
Senior Backend Engineer - Asset Sales
Nairobi, Remote. Posted 18 days ago
The role
You will build and operate distributed C# and .NET microservices on Azure using an event-driven architecture. You will own the entire software stack from idea and implementation through to production and iteration.
What you will do
- Build and operate distributed C# and .NET microservices on Azure
- Work within an event-driven architecture at significant scale
- Own what you build end-to-end from idea to production and iteration
- Design for idempotency, retries, out-of-order events, and failure modes
- Operate systems and use incidents to make the platform more resilient
- Collaborate in distributed teams across time zones
Required qualifications
- Strong grasp of C# and .NET development
- Experience with event-driven systems
- Microservices architecture experience
- Experience using observability tooling (e.g. Grafana, Application Insights)
- Comfort using AI tools as part of a daily engineering workflow
- DevOps culture mindset, including on-call/production ownership
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively in distributed teams across time zones
- Continuous learning mindset and openness to feedback
Nice to have
- Experience with similar messaging technology (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
- Experience on Azure and Kubernetes
Benefits
- Bonus
- Growth Shares
- On-Call Allowance
- Personalised training budget
- Home office setup budget
- Professional development programs and coaching partnerships
- Family-friendly policies
- Flexible working arrangements
- Well-being support
- Career growth opportunities
Before you apply
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
- Pre-employment background checks include criminal records, identification verification, academic qualifications, employment dates and employer references
About the company
M-KOPA creates financial inclusion for the traditionally excluded through a fair, flexible, customer-centric financing model. The company has served over 10 million customers and has been named by the Financial Times as one of Africa's fastest-growing companies.