Join our expanding Mobility engineering team We’re actively recruiting a Senior Backend Engineer as M-KOPA Mobility, our fast-growing e-mobility business, which has a 3x year-on-year growth rate Build the event-driven microservices that power clean, affordable transport for riders and entrepreneurs across Africa, with AI tools like Claude Code alongside you. Because Mobility is scaling quickly, an entrepreneurial spirit will serve you well: you’ll enjoy building in a fast-growing business and taking real ownership.
The ImpactAfrica’s transport sector is massive, underserved, and at an inflection point, and the shift to electric is accelerating, led by East Africa. Your code will directly power the technology behind Kenya’s leading e-mobility financing platform. M-KOPA has already served over 7 million customers and unlocked more than $2 billion in credit. In Mobility, we’ve financed over 11,000 electric motorbikes, helping riders save more than $3 a day and cutting air pollution by 90%. It’s your chance to build tech for a business that’s literally transforming lives across an entire continentThe OpportunityScale challenges: M-KOPA Mobility is growing 3x year-on-year as its own fast-scaling business, with over 11,000 e-motorbikes financed and demand climbing. As it grows, so do the opportunities to expand your scope, your impact and your careerMission-driven engineering: Every service you build helps put clean transport within reach of riders who’d otherwise be locked out of ownershipGlobal recognition: Join a company named by the Financial Times as one of Africa’s fastest-growing for 5 consecutive years (2022–2026)Environmental impact: Electric is simply better for drivers, cities and the planet. Our e-motorbikes cut air pollution by 90% versus petrol equivalentsWhat You’ll DoAt 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, using AI coding tools like Claude Code to move faster along the way. Join us in combining cutting-edge .
NET development with purpose-driven engineering that makes digital and financial inclusion possible across Africa.
Technical EnvironmentLanguages & frameworks: C#/.
NETCloud: We work in Azure, and welcome experience across AWS or GCPArchitecture: Event-driven systems and microservice development. We use Service Bus, and welcome experience with similar messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQInfrastructure: Kubernetes, DockerObservability: Prometheus, GrafanaEngineering culture: DevOps, infrastructure as code, automated testing across all environments including production, continuous deliveryAI tooling: We use AI coding tools, including Claude Code, as part of our engineering workflowOur Engineering ApproachAs an engineer, you’ll work as a collaborator. More senior members will coach and contribute, placing an emphasis on:High quality outputObservability and monitoringAutomated testing in all environments, including productionInfrastructure as code and DevOps practicesAI-assisted development with tools like Claude CodeWhat You NeedWe expect you to be comfortable working as part of a team that owns the entire software stack,



including supporting infrastructure, throughout the 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.
Required ExperienceStrong grasp of C# .
NET developmentExperience with event-driven systems: Service Bus or similar messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQMicroservices architecture experienceExperience with Azure, or other major cloud providers such as AWS or GCPFamiliarity with containerisation and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker)Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and GrafanaTesting and deployment expertiseDevOps culture mindsetExperience working with AI coding tools, ideally Claude Code or similarLocation & BenefitsPermanent role
- Benefits Package include Bonus, Growth Shares & On-Call allowanceFully remote role within UTC -1 to UTC +3 time zonesWork with diverse teams across UK, Europe, and AfricaProfessional development programs and coaching partnershipsFamily-friendly policies and flexible working arrangementsWell-being support and career growth opportunitiesOur MissionWe create financial inclusion for the traditionally excluded through a fair, adaptable, customer-centric financing model, with M-KOPA Mobility extending that same model to clean transport. We strive to drive greater inclusion of women, youth, and low-income communities.
Our ImpactConnected: 6 million smartphone customers, 2.5 million first-time smartphone usersProsperous: 70% of customers use their M-KOPA product for income generation, with 35,000+ livelihoods created for agentsGreen: 11,000+ e-motor

📌 Senior Backend Engineer (Málaga)
🏢 M-KOPA
📍 Málaga