Lead AI Engineer – Financial Inclusion Job M-KOPA Solar
Looking for an IT job in Kenya? M-KOPA Solar is hiring a Lead AI Engineer skilled in machine learning, predictive modeling, and credit scoring algorithms.
What You’ll Do
- At M-KOPA, you’ll lead the AI Operations team from day one – owning delivery, growing the function, and proving the value. Your team builds automations and agents for internal use and serves as internal consultants, helping Engineering integrate AI into customer-facing products. Join us in combining cutting-edge AI tooling with purpose-driven work that makes digital and financial inclusion possible across Africa.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead two AI Ops Engineers — own their delivery, development, and day-to-day work
- Prioritise efficiently — manage competing requests from multiple teams by applying a clear prioritisation framework you’ll help develop and improve
- Build and ship automations and agents that measurably improve how internal teams and customer-facing staff work
- Keep the AI tooling stack healthy as usage scales across 2,500+ employees
- Stay current on emerging AI tools and technologies – know what’s hype and what’s actually useful
- Help refine AI training for the wider organisation, including Engineering teams
Technical Environment
- AI & Agentic Frameworks: Claude, Claude Code, Anthropic tooling, LangChain, MCP, Google ADK (or similar agentic tooling)
- Automation & Prototyping: Scripting, workflow tools, AI-assisted development, rapid prototyping (Vercel/Railway)
- Enterprise Tooling: Identity automation (Entra), internal platforms, Notion, HiBob integrations
- Existing Foundation: Twelve months of Claude, Notion, HiBob, and Entra automations already running in production
Our Approach
- Build, don’t just advise — this is a hands-on team that ships working automations and agents
- Prove the value, then expand — start with two engineers, demonstrate impact, grow from there
- Product-focused mindset — treat internal teams as customers and build tooling that works
- Cut through the hype — evaluate emerging AI tools on practical value, not marketing buzz
What You Need
- We’re looking for someone with a strong technical background and product-focused. You won’t be building models – we have Data Science teams for that. You’ll be building agents, shipping automations, and leading a team that makes M-KOPA’s internal operations smarter and faster.
Required Experience:
- Hands-on experience building automations — scripting, workflow tools, or AI-assisted development
- Hands-on experience building agents using agentic frameworks — LangChain, MCP, Google ADK or similar
- Background in enterprise tooling — rapid prototyping tools (Vercel/Railway), identity automation (Entra), or internal platforms
- People leadership experience — you’ve led or mentored engineers and can own a team’s delivery and development
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