Senior Backend Engineer - Mobility (12 month FTC) at M-KOPA Solar

Hiring: NairobiCity Newsroom
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• Job Type Contract , Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field ICT / Computer
• 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.
• Languages & frameworks: C#/.NET
• Cloud: We work in Azure, and welcome experience across AWS or GCP
• Architecture: Event-driven systems and microservice development – we use Service Bus, and welcome experience with similar messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
• Engineering culture: DevOps, infrastructure as code, automated testing across all environments including production, continuous delivery
• AI tooling: We use AI coding tools including Claude Code as part of our engineering workflow
• High quality output
• Observability and monitoring
• Automated testing in all environments, including production
• Infrastructure as code and DevOps practices
• 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.
• 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, ideally Claude Code or similar
• Initial 12-month Fixed Term Contract, with potential to extend or transition into a permanent role
• 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
• Job Type Contract , Full Time • Qualification BA/BSc/HND • Experience • Location Nairobi • Job Field ICT / Computer • 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. • Languages & frameworks: C#/.NET • Cloud: We work in Azure, and welcome experience across AWS or GCP • Architecture: Event-driven systems and microservice development – we use Service Bus, and welcome experience with similar messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ • Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana • Engineering culture: DevOps, infrastructure as code, automated testing across all environments including production, continuous delivery • AI tooling: We use AI coding tools including Claude Code as part of our engineering workflow • High quality output • Observability and monitoring • Automated testing in all environments, including production • Infrastructure as code and DevOps practices • 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. • 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, ideally Claude Code or similar • Initial 12-month Fixed Term Contract, with potential to extend or transition into a permanent role • 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

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