Java AI Code Engineer - Backend/Full-Stack

e-Merge IT Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 756,000 - 924,000; Full time

Job summary

E-Merge in Pretoria is seeking an Intermediate Software Engineer to join an established technology team. You will work on solutions that address real business needs and enterprise environments, building robust backend and full-stack software.

The role emphasizes collaboration with experienced engineers and contributing to high-quality delivery, including guiding AI-assisted coding workflows (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor). Permanent position with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of solid development experience.
• Experience in Back-end and Full Stack development.
• Experience directing AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) as part of the workflow.
• Java Certification is advantageous.
• AWS Certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to enterprise-grade software solutions.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers to deliver high-quality software.
• Lead development tasks and integrate AI-assisted workflows.

Skills

Back-end & Full Stack

AI tooling exposure

5–8 years experience

Java Certification

AWS Certification

Tools

NodeJS

Typescript

Python

RESTful API development

Git

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

E-Merge in Pretoria is seeking an Intermediate Software Engineer to join an established technology team. You will work on solutions that address real business needs and enterprise environments, building robust backend and full-stack software.

The role emphasizes collaboration with experienced engineers and contributing to high-quality delivery, including guiding AI-assisted coding workflows (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor). Permanent position with a competitive salary.