Senior Backend Engineer - Mobility
Summary
Senior backend engineer on M-KOPA's Mobility business, building event-driven .NET microservices and core backend systems for riders and entrepreneurs across Africa. Work spans architecture to production monitoring, using messaging (Kafka/Service Bus/RabbitMQ), Kubernetes/Docker, observability tools, and AI coding tools.
M-KOPA Mobility is an e-mobility business in growth mode across Africa. You will own the development of event-driven microservices and core backend systems powering the platform for riders and entrepreneurs, using AI coding tools as part of the workflow.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain event-driven microservices in a .NET environment.
- Work end-to-end from architecture decisions to production monitoring.
- Collaborate with AI coding tools to accelerate development.
- Implement observability, automated testing, and infrastructure as code practices.
- Operate within DevOps culture and ensure reliable deployments across environments.
What they're looking for
- Experience with event-driven systems and messaging (Service Bus, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Microservices architecture experience and cloud familiarity (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP OK).
- Containerisation and orchestration skills (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and DevOps practices.
For applicants in Nigeria
- Location: Fully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones are supported.
- Timezone expectations: Role is remote with global collaboration; confirm alignment with team hours if needed.
- Pay and contract: The listing notes a permanent role with benefits but does not specify currency or pay range.
- Work eligibility: The listing does not specify visa or work-authorization requirements for Nigeria; confirm during interview.
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M-KOPA sells smartphones and other products on small daily repayment plans to people without a formal monthly salary. Customers who build a repayment history can then get digital loans, health cover, device protection and data bundles. It operates in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.