Platform Engineer Cape Town

Impact; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Health and Wellness

RSUs (3-year vesting)

Learning opportunities

Parental leave

Tech stipend

Job summary

impact.com is looking for a mid-level infrastructure engineer to design, deploy, and operate platform-layer systems. You will implement infrastructure abstractions, manage Kubernetes clusters, and own pub/sub services, writing production Java code with security as a priority.

Ideal candidates have 1–2+ years in Java, cloud deployments, Linux proficiency, and experience with Terraform or Argo CD. A Bachelor's in CS or related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• 1–2+ years of software development experience with Java or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience deploying software to and operating in a cloud environment.
• Familiarity with IaC concepts and GitOps tools such as Terraform, Argo CD or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Implement infrastructure abstractions that service teams use to express their requirements.
• Deploy and operate platform-layer infrastructure: VPCs, compute pools, storage, Kubernetes clusters.
• Own the operation and maintenance of pub/sub messaging systems used by service teams.
• Write production-quality Java code implementing infrastructure abstractions.

Skills

Java

Cloud computing

Linux

Networking concepts

IaC

GitOps

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Argo CD

Job description

impact.com is the world’s leading commerce partnership marketing platform, transforming the way businesses grow by enabling them to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the entire customer journey. From affiliates and influencers to content publishers, brand ambassadors, and customer advocates, impact.com empowers brands to drive trusted, performance-based growth through authentic relationships. Its award-winning products—Performance (affiliate), Creator (influencer), and Advocate (customer referral)—unify every type of partner into one integrated platform. As consumers increasingly rely on recommendations from people and communities they trust, impact.com helps brands show up where it matters most. Today, over 5,000 global brands, including Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oréal, and Fanatics, rely on impact.com to power more than 225,000 partnerships that deliver measurable business results.

You'll join the Shared Services and Infrastructure team as we scale the platform layer to support 600+ product engineers. Right now, the infrastructure that powers everything - Kubernetes clusters, VPCs, compute, storage, shared services - is the single point of failure for every developer-facing capability the platform team builds. You'll be a core contributor to designing, deploying and operating that substrate. You'll write production-quality Java code, own implementation of infrastructure abstractions, operate mission-critical systems, and work alongside senior engineers to continuously improve how the platform scales. This is solid mid-level infrastructure engineering work: enough ownership to move the needle, enough guidance to keep growing.

What You'll Do:

• Implement infrastructure abstractions that service teams use to express their requirements: translating high-level requests into IaC parameters and production-grade deployments based on designs and guidance from senior engineers.
• Deploy and operate platform-layer infrastructure: VPCs, compute pools, storage, Kubernetes clusters and the networking that connects them, using IaC modules provided by Cloud Operations.
• Own the operation and maintenance of managed pub/sub messaging systems (e.g. Kafka) that service teams depend on.
• Consume Cloud Operations' IaC modules effectively and feed back operational lessons and enhancement requests.
• Write production-quality Java code that implements infrastructure abstractions, with security and best practices baked in by design.
• Contribute to the team's infrastructure standards and practices: participate in code reviews, help improve operational runbooks, and share lessons learned.

What You Bring:

• 1–2+ years of software development experience with Java or similar languages.
• Strong software-engineering fundamentals: you write clean, testable code and understand how to build reliable systems.
• 1+ year of hands-on experience deploying software to and operating in a cloud environment.
• Comfort with Linux command line and solid understanding of network and cloud computing concepts.
• Familiarity with IaC concepts and hands-on experience with IaC or GitOps tools such as Terraform, Argo CD or equivalent.
• A collaborative approach: you work well with senior engineers, ask good questions, and incorporate feedback.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits and Perks:

At impact.com, we believe that when you’re happy and fulfilled, you do your best work. That’s why we’ve built a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Flexible Working: Responsible PTO policy means you can take the time off you need to rest and recharge. We're committed to a positive work-life balance and provide a flexible environment that allows you to be happy and fulfilled in both your career and your personal life.
• Health and Wellness: Your well-being is a priority. Our mental health and wellness benefit includes up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year, with additional dependent coverage. We also offer a monthly gym reimbursement policy to support your physical health.
• A Stake in Our Growth: We offer Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of our total compensation, giving you a stake in the company's growth with a 3-year vesting schedule, pending Board approval.
• Investing in Your Growth: We’re committed to your continuous learning. Take advantage of our free Coursera subscription and our PXA courses.
• Parental Support: We offer a generous parental leave policy, 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver.
• Technology Financial Support: We provide a technology stipend to help you set up your home office and a monthly allowance to cover your internet expenses

impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.