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Lead AI Engineer - Financial Inclusion

M-KOPA | newcastle upon tyne, United-Kingdom | Posted June 20, 2026

Position Overview

We're hiring our first Lead AI Engineer

Lead a team that designs, ships, and scales automations and AI agents across M-KOPA. This is a brand-new team within the business – the tech foundation is already proven, and we need someone to lead it, scale it, and define what it becomes.

The Impact

Your automations and agents will directly improve how 2,300+ employees work across our global operations. We have helped over 7 million customers access over $2 billion in credit. The tools you build will help that mission scale further and faster.

The Opportunity

  • Mission-driven engineering: Every automation you build helps internal teams and customer-facing staff deliver financial inclusion to Africa's Every Day Earners
  • Global recognition: Join a company named by TIME 100 and the Financial Times as Africa's fastest-growing for 4 consecutive years (2022–2025)
  • Scale challenges: 2,500+ employees across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria...

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