AI-First Software Engineer: Build Scalable Microservices

DVT; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in South Africa is seeking an experienced AI-First Software Engineer to architect, build, and operate high-quality production systems. The ideal candidate will drive complex software development using Java, Spring Boot, and various Cloud tools, while ensuring resilient and secure designs. Candidates should have significant experience in distributed microservices and DevOps practices. Join the team to leverage AI technology in software engineering.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of hands-on software engineering, especially with Java and Spring Boot.
• Production experience building distributed microservices using open-source tooling.
• Strong background with Kafka, Keycloak, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Own complex systems end-to-end: design, build, test, deploy, and operate services.
• Govern AI-assisted code with strong engineering judgement.
• Engineer for resilience using patterns like circuit breakers and retries.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

DevOps

TDD

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

A leading technology firm in South Africa is seeking an experienced AI-First Software Engineer to architect, build, and operate high-quality production systems. The ideal candidate will drive complex software development using Java, Spring Boot, and various Cloud tools, while ensuring resilient and secure designs. Candidates should have significant experience in distributed microservices and DevOps practices. Join the team to leverage AI technology in software engineering.