Software Engineering Team Lead
M Kopa About the role
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We're recruiting a Software Engineering Team Lead to spearhead the delivery of our new loan origination architecture, compliance systems, and pricing platform - infrastructure that will power M-KOPA's next phase of expansion across Africa.
The Impact Your architecture will directly shape how millions of people access credit for the first time.
We've already served over 7 million customers and unlocked more than $2 billion in credit since we began.
Every system you design, every engineer you develop, and every decision you make contributes to a platform that's quite literally transforming financial inclusion across an entire continent.
The Opportunity Mission-driven engineering: Your daily work enables affordable smartphones, digital loans, and financial services for Africa's Every Day Earners — people for whom traditional finance simply doesn't work.
Global recognition: Join a Fin Tech company named by TIME 100 as one of the world's most influential and by the Financial Times as Africa's fastest-growing company for five consecutive years (2022–2026).
Scale that matters: You'll be architecting systems that process over 2 million payments daily across five markets — and building for the next 10 million customers.
Environmental impact: We're carbon-negative, having avoided 2.155 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions across our product portfolio.
What You'll Do At M-KOPA, you'll lead a team of backend engineers through both greenfield and legacy projects, owning the full software lifecycle from design ideation through to production and eventual decommissioning.
Our engineering teams work under a true Dev Ops culture — with infrastructure as code, observability, automated testing, and continuous delivery treated as first-order concerns, not afterthoughts.
You’ll set architectural direction, partner closely with your Product Manager counterpart on roadmap planning and prioritisation, and serve as a servant leader who grows the people around you while shipping high-quality, impactful software.
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Your tasks
Lead a team to design and deliver impactful software for financial inclusion.
Your profile
Experience in software engineering and team leadership required.
What's also included
Competitive salary, remote work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
Tech stack & ways of working
Software Engineering Team Lead employer: M Kopa
M-KOPA is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, empowering employees to make a meaningful impact across Africa. With a focus on professional growth, team members benefit from continuous learning opportunities and the chance to lead cutting-edge projects in a fully remote environment. Join us to be part of a mission-driven company that values your contributions and supports your career development.
Your perspectives
Shape the future of finance and make a real difference in people's lives.
