Explore remote jobs as a Software Engineering Team Lead at M-KOPA, based in Lagos, Nigeria. M-KOPA is a leading fintech company driving financial inclusion by offering innovative connected asset financing platforms. As a team leader, you will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering cutting-edge loan origination, compliance, and pricing systems that empower millions of Africans with access to credit.
In this role, you will oversee backend engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions from initial design through deployment and maintenance. Your leadership will shape critical architecture supporting over two million daily payments across multiple African markets, ensuring our platform continues to scale efficiently. Collaborating closely with product management, you will drive roadmap decisions and foster a DevOps culture emphasizing infrastructure as code, automated testing, and continuous delivery.
Ideal candidates bring extensive hands-on experience in C#/.NET backend development, proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP, and strong knowledge of event-driven architectures using technologies like Azure Service Bus, Kafka, or RabbitMQ. You should have a proven record mentoring engineers, setting technical direction, and partnering effectively with product teams. This full-time remote opportunity offers flexibility across UTC-1 to UTC+3 time zones.
Lagos is a vital hub for Africa’s fintech innovation, with M-KOPA recognized globally for its impact on financial inclusion and sustainable energy access. Joining M-KOPA means contributing to transformative technologies that support everyday earners excluded from traditional banking. The company’s award-winning platform has unlocked more than $2 billion in credit for over 7 million customers.
While salary details are not disclosed, this position offers career growth through leadership in a recognized fintech leader, access to professional development, and opportunities to influence large-scale financial systems. Benefits include flexible work arrangements, family-friendly policies, and well-being support.
To stand out, highlight your experience leading backend engineering teams, expertise in cloud-native microservices, and achievements in building scalable fintech systems. Quantify impacts in previous roles and emphasize your ability to collaborate with products and foster engineering culture.
If you seek remote jobs that combine technical leadership and meaningful social impact, consider this Software Engineering Team Lead role at M-KOPA. Submit your application before the deadline to join a company shaping Africa’s financial future.
