Backend Engineering Team Lead

M-KOPA

Lead a backend engineering team delivering systems for M-KOPA's financial inclusion mission. Drive architectural direction and team development in a fully remote role.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudKafka.NETRabbitMQ

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join a growing FinTech Engineering team and lead the delivery of loan origination architecture and compliance systems
Leading a team of backend engineers through both greenfield and legacy projects, owning the full software lifecycle
Set architectural direction and collaborate closely with Product Manager on roadmap planning
Coach and grow team members while delivering high-quality, impactful software

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong hands-on background in C#/.NET backend development
Proven experience with Azure cloud services
Solid understanding of event-driven architecture and microservice development (Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka etc)
Experience leading or mentoring engineers in a collaborative team environment
Ability to set technical direction and provide architectural guidance
Comfortable working with Product to shape roadmaps and drive delivery

Benefits

Comp & perks

🌍 Fully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zones
💼 Work with diverse teams across the UK, Europe, and Africa
📈 Professional development programmes and coaching partnerships
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements
💚 Well-being support and genuine career growth opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

C#.NETAzureevent-driven architecturemicroservicesService BusRabbitMQKafkasoftware lifecycleloan origination architecture

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcoachingtechnical directionarchitectural guidanceroadmap planningteam growthcommunicationproblem-solving