Senior Backend Engineer – Mobility

• PositionSenior Backend Engineer – Mobility
• CompanyM-KOPA
• LocationRemote (Kampala, Uganda eligible)
• Job TypeFull Time
• CategoryICT/Information Technology, Fintech Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryFinancial technology and e-mobility
• DepartmentFintech
• DeadlineRolling applications; vacancy may close early when a suitable candidate is selected.

M-KOPA describes itself as an African fintech platform that makes financing and digital products more accessible to everyday earners. Its official company profile says the business combines software, hardware and distribution with flexible repayment models for customers who earn a daily living.

The company lists Uganda among its five operating markets and identifies a Kampala office at Burton Street, Aponye Mall. Its product portfolio includes financed smartphones and digital services, and its stated mission is to make financing for everyday essentials more accessible.

The Senior Backend Engineer joins M-KOPA Mobility’s engineering team to build event-driven microservices that support its e-mobility business. The role works with C# and .NET, cloud infrastructure and containerised services, and owns engineering work from architecture decisions through deployment and production monitoring. The advert describes a collaborative team environment in which senior engineers coach and contribute.

The position is remote, with Kampala included among the listed locations and a stated UTC minus one to UTC plus three working window. It combines engineering delivery with production ownership, testing, observability, infrastructure as code and AI-assisted development. The technical scope covers systems that support clean transport financing, while the employer describes the role as permanent and applications as rolling. The post sits in the Fintech department and is advertised as a permanent role.

• Build sophisticated event-driven microservices for M-KOPA Mobility.
• Own engineering solutions end to end, from architecture decisions through production monitoring.
• Work with C# and .NET in an event-driven microservices environment.
• Use cloud platforms including Azure, or other major providers such as AWS or GCP.
• Work with Service Bus or similar messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Use containerisation and orchestration tools, including Kubernetes and Docker.
• Apply observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Use automated testing in all environments, including production.
• Work with infrastructure as code, DevOps practices and continuous delivery.
• Use AI coding tools, including Claude Code, as part of the engineering workflow.
• Own the software stack and supporting infrastructure across the software lifecycle, from inception through production to decommissioning.
• Collaborate with engineering colleagues across distributed teams in the UK, Europe and Africa.

Required Education

• Not stated in the advert.

Work Experience

• Strong grasp of C# and .NET development.
• Experience with event-driven systems, using Service Bus or similar messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Microservices architecture experience.
• Experience with Azure or another major cloud provider such as AWS or GCP.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker or similar containerisation and orchestration tools.
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Testing and deployment expertise.
• DevOps culture mindset and experience with AI coding tools are required by the advert.

Additional Requirements

• The advert describes a permanent role.
• The role is fully remote within UTC minus one to UTC plus three time zones.
• The posting lists Kampala among the available locations.
• Continuous delivery, production testing and observability are described as first-order engineering concerns.

Technical Skills

• C# and .NET: Build backend services using the advertised C# and .NET stack.
• Event-driven microservices: Develop microservices using Service Bus or similar messaging technology.
• Cloud and containers: Work with Azure, AWS or GCP and Kubernetes or Docker.
• Observability and testing: Use Prometheus, Grafana, automated testing and production monitoring.
• AI-assisted development: Use AI coding tools such as Claude Code in the engineering workflow.

Soft Skills

• Collaboration: Work as a collaborator in a distributed engineering team.
• Ownership: Own software and supporting infrastructure throughout the lifecycle.
• Learning and feedback: Show continuous learning and openness to feedback.
• Entrepreneurial spirit: Take real ownership in a fast-growing Mobility business.

The advert lists a bonus, growth shares and an on-call allowance, plus professional development programmes, coaching partnerships, family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements, well-being support and career growth opportunities.

• Build software for M-KOPA Mobility’s e-motorbike financing business.
• Work remotely with Kampala among the locations listed by the employer.
• Own backend services from architecture decisions through production monitoring.
• Use C# and .NET with event-driven microservices and cloud infrastructure.
• Apply observability, automated testing, infrastructure as code and continuous delivery.
• Use AI coding tools such as Claude Code in a production engineering workflow.
• Access the stated bonus, growth shares, on-call allowance and development support.

Apply through M-KOPA’s official Ashby application page: the Senior Backend Engineer – Mobility application. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is selected.

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