M-KOPA Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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We're continuing to hire multiple Senior Backend Engineers (I, II & III) as we scale our growing FinTech team at M-KOPA.
Build sophisticated event‑driven microservices that unlock financial inclusion across Africa.
Your code will directly power technology solutions for millions of people across Africa who have been excluded from traditional financial services.
We've already helped over 7 million customers access over $2 billion in credit.
Link to Impact report.
Every service you build helps expand financial inclusion for under‑banked populations.
Join a company named by TIME 100 as one of the world's most influential and by the Financial Times as Africa's fastest‑growing for 4 consecutive years (2022‑2025).
Build backend systems serving millions across multiple African markets.
We're carbon‑negative, having displaced over 2.1 million tonnes of emissions.
Work remotely with diverse teams across UK, Europe, and Africa.
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.
You should be comfortable working as part of a team which owns the entire software stack, supporting infrastructure, and throughout the software lifecycle under a DevOps culture.
Embrace continuous delivery, testing, and observability as first‑order concerns.
We create financial inclusion for the traditionally excluded through a fair, flexible, customer‑centric financing model, striving to drive greater inclusion of women, youth, and low‑income communities.
At M‑KOPA, we empower people through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on‑the‑job training.
We support individual journeys with family‑friendly policies, prioritize well‑being, and embrace flexibility.
Ready to build C# .NET solutions that create real‑world financial inclusion?
Join us in shaping the future of M‑KOPA as we grow together.
Explore more at m-kopa.com .
Recognized four times by the Financial Times as one of Africa's fastest growing companies (2022‑2025) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024.
We have served over 6 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa.
M‑KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff.
Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
M‑KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of forced or child labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice.
M‑KOPA shall ensure that its employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships.
M‑KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre‑employment or post‑employment requirement.
This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.
Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Shortlisting and interviews will take place at any stage during the recruitment process.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date.