Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) – AI Mobility Platform

M-KOPA; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Growth shares

On-call allowance

Fully remote across UTC -1 to UTC +3

Job summary

M-KOPA Mobility, a fast-growing e-mobility business in Africa, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable event-driven microservices powering riders and entrepreneurs.

You’ll work with .NET/C#, Azure, Kubernetes, and AI tools like Claude Code to accelerate development while delivering production-ready services. Join a mission-driven team shaping mobility across Africa with flexible remote arrangements.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C# and .NET development.
• Experience building event-driven microservices and scalable architectures.
• Familiarity with Azure and cloud-based platforms.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain event-driven microservices end-to-end.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to own services from design to production monitoring.
• Implement automated tests and CI/CD for reliable deployments.

Skills

C# .NET development

Event-driven microservices

Azure Cloud

Kafka / RabbitMQ

AI tooling (Claude Code)

Tools

Azure

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

M-KOPA Mobility, a fast-growing e-mobility business in Africa, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable event-driven microservices powering riders and entrepreneurs.

You’ll work with .NET/C#, Azure, Kubernetes, and AI tools like Claude Code to accelerate development while delivering production-ready services. Join a mission-driven team shaping mobility across Africa with flexible remote arrangements.