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Senior Backend Engineer (NET / AI Systems)
2026-02-21T16:40:33+00:00
Pavago
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Consulting
Science & Engineering, Computer & IT
KES
MONTH
2026-02-28T17:00:00+00:00
8

Responsibilities

  • Backend Architecture & Engineering
  • Design, build, and maintain a .NET 8.0 / C# backend using Clean Architecture and DDD principles
  • Own the architecture and codebase across 14+ independently deployed microservices
  • Deliver new features, refactor existing systems, and resolve performance bottlenecks
  • AI Systems & LLM Orchestration
  • Design and operate production-grade AI pipelines across multiple LLM providers
  • Optimize prompts and workflows for batch processing, personalization, and segmentation at scale
  • Manage rate limits, failover strategies, and cost optimization across AI providers
  • Databases & Data Infrastructure
  • Manage MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB in production environments
  • Oversee bulk writes, caching strategies, event streams, and analytics pipelines
  • Ensure data consistency and performance across distributed services
  • Infrastructure, Reliability & Monitoring
  • Own Linux-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and service deployments
  • Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and uptime tracking
  • Proactively identify and mitigate reliability and scalability risks
  • API Integrations & System Resilience
  • Manage 25+ third-party API integrations used in production
  • Design retry, fallback, and graceful degradation strategies
  • Ensure system stability when external providers fail or degrade
  • Team Leadership & Engineering Standards
  • Lead and mentor a small engineering team through code reviews and architectural guidance
  • Set and enforce engineering standards, workflows, and best practices
  • Collaborate closely with the founder on product direction and technical strategy

What Makes You a Perfect Fit

  • You are a senior, hands-on engineer who enjoys owning systems end-to-end
  • You are comfortable being the most experienced technical person on the team
  • You balance fast execution with long-term architectural thinking
  • You take ownership of reliability, performance, and technical outcomes
  • You thrive in early-stage startup environments

Required Experience & Skills

  • Deep expertise in .NET 8.0, C#, ASP.NET Core, and Entity Framework Core
  • Experience with distributed systems and independently deployed services
  • Strong production experience with MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB
  • Hands-on DevOps experience with Linux servers and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience managing large numbers of third-party API integrations
  • Proven experience building and operating AI/LLM systems at scale
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
  • Strong understanding of monitoring, observability, and incident prevention
  • Experience leading small engineering teams
  • Strong English communication skills
  • Design, build, and maintain a .NET 8.0 / C# backend using Clean Architecture and DDD principles
  • Own the architecture and codebase across 14+ independently deployed microservices
  • Deliver new features, refactor existing systems, and resolve performance bottlenecks
  • Design and operate production-grade AI pipelines across multiple LLM providers
  • Optimize prompts and workflows for batch processing, personalization, and segmentation at scale
  • Manage rate limits, failover strategies, and cost optimization across AI providers
  • Manage MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB in production environments
  • Oversee bulk writes, caching strategies, event streams, and analytics pipelines
  • Ensure data consistency and performance across distributed services
  • Own Linux-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and service deployments
  • Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and uptime tracking
  • Proactively identify and mitigate reliability and scalability risks
  • Manage 25+ third-party API integrations used in production
  • Design retry, fallback, and graceful degradation strategies
  • Ensure system stability when external providers fail or degrade
  • Lead and mentor a small engineering team through code reviews and architectural guidance
  • Set and enforce engineering standards, workflows, and best practices
  • Collaborate closely with the founder on product direction and technical strategy
  • .NET 8.0
  • C#
  • ASP.NET Core
  • Entity Framework Core
  • Distributed systems
  • Independently deployed services
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • MongoDB
  • Linux servers
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Third-party API integrations
  • AI/LLM systems
  • AI-assisted development tools
  • Monitoring
  • Observability
  • Incident prevention
  • Team leadership
  • English communication
  • BA/BSc/HND
  • Deep expertise in .NET 8.0, C#, ASP.NET Core, and Entity Framework Core
  • Experience with distributed systems and independently deployed services
  • Strong production experience with MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB
  • Hands-on DevOps experience with Linux servers and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience managing large numbers of third-party API integrations
  • Proven experience building and operating AI/LLM systems at scale
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
  • Strong understanding of monitoring, observability, and incident prevention
  • Experience leading small engineering teams
  • Strong English communication skills
bachelor degree
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JOB-6999e001833da

Vacancy title:
Senior Backend Engineer (NET / AI Systems)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Science & Engineering, Computer & IT]

Jobs at:
Pavago

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, February 28 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, February 21 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

  • Backend Architecture & Engineering
  • Design, build, and maintain a .NET 8.0 / C# backend using Clean Architecture and DDD principles
  • Own the architecture and codebase across 14+ independently deployed microservices
  • Deliver new features, refactor existing systems, and resolve performance bottlenecks
  • AI Systems & LLM Orchestration
  • Design and operate production-grade AI pipelines across multiple LLM providers
  • Optimize prompts and workflows for batch processing, personalization, and segmentation at scale
  • Manage rate limits, failover strategies, and cost optimization across AI providers
  • Databases & Data Infrastructure
  • Manage MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB in production environments
  • Oversee bulk writes, caching strategies, event streams, and analytics pipelines
  • Ensure data consistency and performance across distributed services
  • Infrastructure, Reliability & Monitoring
  • Own Linux-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and service deployments
  • Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and uptime tracking
  • Proactively identify and mitigate reliability and scalability risks
  • API Integrations & System Resilience
  • Manage 25+ third-party API integrations used in production
  • Design retry, fallback, and graceful degradation strategies
  • Ensure system stability when external providers fail or degrade
  • Team Leadership & Engineering Standards
  • Lead and mentor a small engineering team through code reviews and architectural guidance
  • Set and enforce engineering standards, workflows, and best practices
  • Collaborate closely with the founder on product direction and technical strategy

What Makes You a Perfect Fit

  • You are a senior, hands-on engineer who enjoys owning systems end-to-end
  • You are comfortable being the most experienced technical person on the team
  • You balance fast execution with long-term architectural thinking
  • You take ownership of reliability, performance, and technical outcomes
  • You thrive in early-stage startup environments

Required Experience & Skills

  • Deep expertise in .NET 8.0, C#, ASP.NET Core, and Entity Framework Core
  • Experience with distributed systems and independently deployed services
  • Strong production experience with MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB
  • Hands-on DevOps experience with Linux servers and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience managing large numbers of third-party API integrations
  • Proven experience building and operating AI/LLM systems at scale
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
  • Strong understanding of monitoring, observability, and incident prevention
  • Experience leading small engineering teams
  • Strong English communication skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Saturday, February 28 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 21-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 21-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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