POLYGLOT DEVELOPER (.NET, C#, TYPESCRIPT, GO, NEXTJS, NESTJS, NODE.JS) - REMOTE - UP TO 960K PER ANNUM

E-Merge; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 576,000 - 960,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

E-Merge is seeking a talented software professional for a fully remote role. You will work across diverse projects, transforming business requirements into robust, scalable applications while collaborating with experienced consultants and developers.

The role emphasizes backend work with microservices, DDD, TDD, and event-driven architecture. Strong fundamentals and willingness to learn new languages are essential; remote setup is supported with a salary up to R960K per year.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years backend experience shipping to production.
• Hands-on with microservices, DDD, TDD and event-driven design.
• Familiar with CQRS, Saga, and circuit breakers.
• Strong software fundamentals: reasoning about complexity and failures.
• Comfortable in at least one backend language and eager to learn others.
• Proactive communicator; asks questions and stays engaged when stuck.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across projects to transform business requirements into robust applications.
• Contribute to scalable, maintainable systems through best practices.

Skills

Backend development

Microservices

DDD

TDD

Event-driven architecture

Clean architecture

CQRS

Saga

Circuit breaker

Cloud & containers

CI/CD

Frontend basics

Job description

A people-focused consulting and technology business helping organisations improve the way they work and turn good ideas into practical results is seeking a talented software professional who enjoys working across different technologies. You will be joining a team that believes technology is at its best when talented people are trusted to do what they do best

In this role, you will work across a variety of projects and technologies, collaborating with experienced consultants and developers to transform business requirements into robust, scalable, and maintainable applications.

If you are looking for a fully remote role where you can tackle interesting challenges, grow your career, and work with a team that values both excellence and personality - this is the role for you -

Requirements:

Must-have:

• 3-5 years backend experience shipping to production
• Working knowledge of Microservices, DDD, TDD, Event-Driven Architecture, Clean Architecture - you've used them, not just read about them
• Familiarity with CQRS, Saga, Circuit Breaker - enough to follow a senior's lead and contribute meaningfully
• Strong software fundamentals - you can reason about complexity, failure, and trade-offs
• Comfortable in at least one backend language and genuinely willing to learn others
• You ask good questions and don't disappear when stuck

Nice-to-have:

• Frontend skills (React/Next.js or similar) - full-slice contributors are highly valued
• Any exposure to LLMs, RAG, or agent frameworks
• Experience with cloud platforms, containers, CI/CD
• A side project or contribution that shows curiosity

Reference Number for this position is MAT61505 which is a FULLY REMOTE positionoffering a cost to company salary of up to R960K per annum depending on experience and ability.