Backend Engineering Team Lead

M-KOPA

Backend Engineering Team Lead at FinTech company transforming credit access across Africa. Lead engineers in building systems that impact millions and drive financial inclusion.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇰🇪 KenyaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudKafka.NETRabbitMQ

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of backend engineers through both greenfield and legacy projects
Own the full software lifecycle from design ideation through to production and eventual decommissioning
Set architectural direction and partner closely with Product Manager counterpart on roadmap planning and prioritisation
Serve as a servant leader who grows the people while shipping 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 architecturemicroservice developmentService BusRabbitMQKafka

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationtechnical directionarchitectural guidance