JAVA AI code Software Engineer

E-Merge IT Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 756,000 - 924,000; Full time

Job summary

E-Merge IT Recruitment is seeking an Intermediate Software Engineer in Pretoria. You will join an established technology team, building software that supports real business needs and enterprise environments.

The role requires collaboration with experienced engineers on challenging projects to deliver high-quality software end-to-end. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of solid development experience with back-end and full-stack capabilities, and hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, Git, and

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of solid development experience
• Back-end and Full Stack Development
• Experience directing AI coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) as part of the development workflow
• Java certification - advantageous
• AWS certification - advantageous
• Solid understanding of RESTful API development
• Experience with version control using Git
• Knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the engineering team to deliver high-quality software
• Work on challenging projects that meet real business needs in enterprise environments

Skills

Back-end & full stack development

RESTful API development

AI coding agents workflow

Git version control

Relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL

Education

Java certification

AWS certification

Tools

Java

Node.js

Typescript

Python

AWS

Job description

Build. Solve. Grow. Make an impact.

An exciting opportunity is available for an Intermediate Software Engineer to join an established technology team, working on solutions that support real business needs and enterprise environments.

This is a great opportunity for a developer who is ready to move beyond the basics, work on challenging projects, collaborate with experienced engineers and play a meaningful role in delivering high-quality software.

Must-have skills and experience:

• Well rounded developer with 5 to 8 years’ solid development experience
• Back-end and Full Stack Development
• Experience directing AI coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) as part of the development workflow
• Java certification - advantageous
• AWS certification - advantageous
• Java
• Node.js
• Typescript
• Python
• AWS
• Solid understanding of RESTful API development
• Experience with version control using Git
• Knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL)

Reference number for this position is GZ61532 which is a permanent position based in Pretoria offering a salary of R840k per annum, negotiable based on experience and ability.