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

e-Merge IT Recruitment

Pretoria

Hybrid

ZAR 972,000 - 1,188,000

Full time

8 hours ago
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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.

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