Software engineer Cape Town

Impact; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Unlimited PTO

Training & Development

Medical Aid and Provident Fund

Stock Units

Wellness benefits

Technology stipend

Job summary

impact.com is seeking a software engineer to contribute to transforming its platform during a transition from a legacy monolith to a modular monolith and event-driven systems. You will collaborate with product, sales, and operations to solve large, complex problems with clean, maintainable code.

We value domain-driven design, hexagonal architecture, TDD, and a culture of continuous improvement. Join a hybrid environment with strong emphasis on collaboration, learning, and ownership.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in software development.
• Interest in or hands-on experience with domain-driven design.
• Familiarity with hexagonal / ports-and-adapters architecture.
• Experience with object-oriented and functional programming concepts.
• Passion for writing clean, simple, readable code.
• Understanding of test-driven development and eagerness to grow in this area.
• Exposure to or interest in event-driven architectures.
• Collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to solving large, complex problems by building simple, elegant solutions.
• Collaborate closely with teammates and stakeholders across product, sales, and operations.
• Be an active part of our architectural journey: from legacy monolith to modular monolith and event-driven systems.
• Apply and grow knowledge of domain-driven design, hexagonal architecture, test-driven development, and clean code.
• Use object-oriented and functional programming concepts appropriately.
• Learn from senior colleagues while steadily increasing your scope of ownership.
• Continuously improve how we work, experimenting with new ideas and raising the bar with the team.

Skills

Software development

Domain-driven design

Hexagonal architecture

Test-driven development

Object-oriented programming

Functional programming

Clean code

Collaborative mindset

Tools

MySQL

Vue.js

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.

This is not a “business as usual” engineering role. We’re delivering functionality that changes the core of the business, while replacing a legacy monolith with a modern modular monolith — or individual services where it makes sense. While doing this, we strive to applybest-of-breed technologies and leading-edge methodologies.

We’re looking for someone who’s curious and eager to grow. Someone who wants to challenge the status quo, deepen their skills in modern software engineering, and thrive in an environment where experimentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement is a part of daily life.

What You'll Do:

• Contribute to solving large, complex problems by building simple, elegant solutions.
• Collaborate closely with teammates and stakeholders across product, sales, and operations.
• Be an active part of our architectural journey: from legacy monolith to modular monolith and event-driven systems.
• Apply and grow your knowledge of domain-driven design, hexagonal architecture, test-driven development, and clean code.
• Use object-oriented and functional programming concepts appropriately.
• Learn from senior colleagues, while steadily increasing your scope of ownership.
• Continuously improve how we work, experimenting with new ideas and raising the bar with the team.

What You Bring:

• Solid foundations in computer science and software engineering (algorithms, data structures, system design, agile approaches).
• 4 + years' experience in software development
• Interest in, or hands‑on experience with, domain‑driven design (strategic & tactical).
• Familiarity with hexagonal / ports-and-adapters architecture.
• Experience with object‑oriented and functional programming concepts.
• Passion for writing clean, simple, and readable code.
• Understanding of test‑driven development and eagerness to grow in this area.
• Exposure to or interest in event‑driven architectures.
• A collaborative mindset: you’re a team player who values collective ownership and close cooperation across disciplines.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to learn and explain complex ideas.
• Above all: curiosity, drive, and a desire to continuously improve — both yourself and the way the team builds software.

Our stack:

• Persistence: MySQL
• Frontend: Vue.js (though deep frontend expertise is not required)
• Architecture: Modular Monolith (evolving from legacy monolith), Hexagonal Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Event-Driven Systems

Our methodologies:

We strive for continuous improvement and use proven engineering practices:

• Domain-Driven Design (strategic & tactical)
• Trunk-Based Development & Continuous Integration
• Continuous Delivery and frequent production deployments
• Test-Driven Development – when and where it makes sense
• Clean code and knowledge sharing
• Hybrid, Casual work environment
• Unlimited PTO policy
• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both
• Training & Development
• Medical Aid and Provident Fund
• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
• Group scheme with 10x for provident fund
• Restricted Stock Units
• Fitness club fee reimbursements
• Technology Stipened
• Primary Caregiver Leave
• Mental Health and Wellness Benefit - Including 12 Therapy/Coaching sessions + Dependent coverage

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.

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