Senior Backend Engineer - Mobility

Nairobi, Remote. Posted 18 days ago

The role

You will build sophisticated event-driven microservices to power clean, affordable transport across Africa. You will own solutions end-to-end from architecture decisions to production monitoring using C#/.NET and AI coding tools.

What you will do

Build sophisticated event-driven microservices
Own solutions end-to-end from architecture to production monitoring
Use AI coding tools like Claude Code
Combine C#/.NET development with purpose-driven engineering
Support infrastructure throughout the software lifecycle
Apply DevOps culture and continuous delivery
Embrace testing and observability as first-order concerns

Required qualifications

Strong grasp of C# .NET development
Experience with event-driven systems: Service Bus or similar messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
Microservices architecture experience
Experience with Azure, or other major cloud providers such as AWS or GCP
Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker)
Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
Testing and deployment expertise
DevOps culture mindset
Experience working with AI coding tools

Nice to have

Experience with Claude Code or similar

Benefits

Bonus
Growth Shares
On-Call allowance
Professional development programs
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 through a customer-centric financing model, with M-KOPA Mobility extending this to clean transport. The company has served over 10 million customers and is recognized as one of Africa's fastest-growing companies.