Senior AI-Powered FinTech Software Engineer

Ozow; Cape Town; Vor Ort; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.600.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ozow in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (AI Enabled) to lead design and delivery of AI-powered fintech software, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to translate business problems into robust technical solutions.

You will drive AI-enabled replatforming, architectural decisions, data layer ownership including embeddings and vector search, and secure, scalable cloud deployments (AWS or Azure).

Qualifikationen

• At least 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer, including leading technical delivery.
• Strong development skills in .NET 8 C#, JavaScript and ReactJs, with Python strongly beneficial.
• Proven experience developing against LLMs beyond basic prompt and response, such as context engineering, embeddings and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• A track record of shipping AI-powered features to production, not only prototypes.
• Experience leading a migration or replatforming of a live, high-volume system.
• Strong system design and architecture experience, including relational, NoSQL and vector databases.

Aufgaben

• Lead the design and delivery of software solutions with cross-functional teams, translating business problems into technical approaches that meet high-quality standards.
• Lead the replatforming of existing systems onto modern, AI-native services, defining the migration approach, sequencing and risk controls so current platforms stay live, stable and secure.
• Design and build features that integrate with large language models (LLMs) beyond simple request and response, including context engineering, embeddings and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Own the data layer behind AI features, including embeddings and vector search, alongside relational and NoSQL data stores.
• Write clean, efficient and maintainable code that sets the example for the team, using AI coding tools to move faster without lowering the bar on quality, security or testing.
• Define and maintain the team's standards and guardrails for using AI safely across the software development lifecycle, from design and coding to testing, review, deployment and documentation.
• Diagnose and resolve the most complex technical issues, including production incidents, and put fixes in place that stop them recurring.
• Own your services through to production: containerise services, improve CI/CD pipelines and deploy to cloud environments (AWS or Azure).
• Lead code reviews, including AI-assisted code, setting the bar for code quality and sharing knowledge across the team.
• Define the testing approach for your area, including unit and integration tests and test-driven development where it adds value.

Jobbeschreibung

Ozow in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (AI Enabled) to lead design and delivery of AI-powered fintech software, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to translate business problems into robust technical solutions.

You will drive AI-enabled replatforming, architectural decisions, data layer ownership including embeddings and vector search, and secure, scalable cloud deployments (AWS or Azure).