Senior Java AI Engineer (Hybrid) — Backend & AI-Driven

e-Merge IT Recruitment; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 972,000 - 1,188,000; Full time

Job summary

e-Merge IT Recruitment seeks a Senior Java AI Software Engineer for Pretoria on a hybrid basis. You will work across backend and full-stack development, delivering enterprise software while integrating AI-powered coding tools to improve design, development, testing and delivery.

You should bring 8+ years of professional software experience, strong APIs and Git know-how, and a proven ability to translate complex problems into robust software.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong backend and full-stack development experience.
• Experience with AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to work independently.
• Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs.
• Strong Git/version-control experience.
• Ability to understand complex technical problems and turn them into maintainable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work across backend and full-stack development on enterprise software.
• Leverage AI coding agents to enhance development workflow and delivery.
• Design, implement, test and deliver scalable software solutions.
• Review generated code, challenge solutions and own architectural decisions.

Skills

Java

Backend development

Full-stack development

REST APIs

Git

Independent work

AI coding agents

Tools

AWS

Job description

e-Merge IT Recruitment seeks a Senior Java AI Software Engineer for Pretoria on a hybrid basis. You will work across backend and full-stack development, delivering enterprise software while integrating AI-powered coding tools to improve design, development, testing and delivery.

You should bring 8+ years of professional software experience, strong APIs and Git know-how, and a proven ability to translate complex problems into robust software.