Backend Engineer: AI‑Driven CI/Release Orchestration

Camunda; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 2,390,000 - 3,855,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work globally

Learning & development budget

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Camunda is hiring a Software Engineer for the Engineering Operations Team. You will shape automated, scalable core processes to boost development efficiency, reliability, and quality across Camunda 8.

You’ll drive CI strategy, dependency management, and release process improvements in a fast‑growing, AI‑first environment. You will partner with infrastructure and core software teams to ensure robust workflows, seamless CI processes, and proactive CVE remediation, enabling engineers to focus on

Qualifications

• Strong Software Engineering experience, preferably in Java.
• Experience in CI build tools, automations, and complex monorepos.
• Collaborative, cross‑team work in a platform‑like environment.
• Experience with developer experience tools and AI adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead automated engineering lifecycle improvements across Camunda 8 repos.
• Optimize CI/release health and development velocity with metric‑driven approaches.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement CI strategy and engineering best practices.
• Identify friction and evolve workflows into automated, self‑sustaining systems.

Skills

Java

Fullstack

Backend

CI/CD optimization

DevOps mindset

Tools

GitHub Actions

Maven

Docker

Shell

Python

Job description

Camunda is hiring a Software Engineer for the Engineering Operations Team. You will shape automated, scalable core processes to boost development efficiency, reliability, and quality across Camunda 8.

You’ll drive CI strategy, dependency management, and release process improvements in a fast‑growing, AI‑first environment. You will partner with infrastructure and core software teams to ensure robust workflows, seamless CI processes, and proactive CVE remediation, enabling engineers to focus on