AI-Driven Payments Automation Engineer

Pty; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Pty in Johannesburg is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to design and deliver an AI-native Payments Operating System. You will combine AI engineering with payments domain expertise to automate critical processes and ensure scalable, auditable solutions.

The role requires hands-on experience with production-grade AI automation, LLM orchestration, and multi-agent systems; you will work with Spring AI/Python orchestration and n8n-like workflow engines to build robust platforms.

Qualifications

• Design and deploy production-grade AI automation workflows.
• Deep knowledge of LLM orchestration and multi-agent systems.
• Experience with Python-based orchestration and workflow engines.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy agentic workflows for reconciliations, audit, and analytics.
• Integrate internal and external systems via APIs.
• Reduce manual effort by identifying automation opportunities across Payments operations.
• Maintain human oversight and approval controls where required.
• Ensure all workflows are production-ready, auditable, and compliant.

Skills

production-grade AI automation

LLM orchestration

multi-agent systems

Spring AI/Python orchestration

workflow engines (n8n)

Tools

n8n or equivalent

Job description

Pty in Johannesburg is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to design and deliver an AI-native Payments Operating System. You will combine AI engineering with payments domain expertise to automate critical processes and ensure scalable, auditable solutions.

The role requires hands-on experience with production-grade AI automation, LLM orchestration, and multi-agent systems; you will work with Spring AI/Python orchestration and n8n-like workflow engines to build robust platforms.