FULL STACK ENGINEER (PYTHON) - REMOTE- UP TO R800K PER ANNUM

e-Merge IT Recruitment; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 720,000 - 880,000; Full time

Job summary

E-Merge is seeking a Python-focused Full Stack Engineer to join a high-growth AI and fintech team. You will contribute across the full development lifecycle, building scalable, production-ready solutions that merge AI capabilities with wealth-management workflows.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in full-stack roles, deep TS/React frontend skills, and strong Python API experience. The role supports remote work in a fast-paced, async environment and offers up to R800K per annum.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production-grade full-stack web apps
• Strong frontend with TypeScript and React
• Proficient Python backend and API design
• Experience with relational databases and REST APIs

Responsibilities

• Contribute across the full development lifecycle from design to production
• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to ship model-backed features
• Build scalable, production-ready services and APIs
• Ensure code quality with testing, reviews and design practices

Skills

TypeScript & React

Python backend

REST APIs

AI/LLM features

Async communication

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

A high-growth AI and fintech organisation is seeking a Full Stack Engineer with a strong Python background to join its innovative, intelligent team. This is an opportunity get involved in cutting-edge AI technology that is changing the way wealth-management professionals access information, generate insights and engage with their clients.

You will be a key member of the engineering team, contributing across the full development lifecycle and helping turn ambitious product ideas into scalable, production-ready solutions.

If you are a Python-focused Full Stack Engineer who wants to work on ambitious products at the intersection of AI, fintech and modern engineering, this could be your next opportunity.

Key Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience building full-stack web applications in production.
• Strong frontend skills: TypeScript and React, with experience building production-grade UIs.
• Strong backend skills: Python (FastAPI, Django, or similar), with experience designing and building APIs and services.
• Practical experience designing and working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient queries.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience integrating AI/LLM-powered features into a product - calling LLM APIs, working with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or vector search, or partnering with ML/AI teams to ship model-backed functionality.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker).
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: testing, version control, code review, and system design.
• Proficiency working with AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate development, while critically reviewing and validating AI-generated code.
• Comfort working in a remote, async-first environment with strong written communication skills.

Great if You also have:

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and observability tooling (Datadog, Grafana, Sentry).
• Familiarity with vector databases or embedding-based search for AI-powered features.
• Background working in a startup or small, cross-functional team.
• Exposure to design systems and component libraries.

Reference Number for this position is MAT61534 which is a permanent position offering a cost to company salary of up to R800K per annum depending on experience and ability. Contact Nicole Mavis on [email protected] or call her on011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.