Software Engineer - Modern Modular Architecture & DDD

impact.com; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Unlimited PTO

Training & Development

Medical aid & provident fund

Restricted stock units

Internet allowance

Fitness club reimbursements

Technology stipend

Primary caregiver leave

Mental health & wellness benefit

Job summary

impact.com is looking for an experienced software engineer to help replace a legacy monolith with a modular monolith and event-driven services. You will contribute to solving large, complex problems using simple, elegant solutions and collaborate across product, sales, and operations.

The role emphasizes modern software engineering practices, domain-driven design, and continuous improvement, with a hybrid work environment and strong focus on learning and growth.

Qualifications

• Solid foundations in computer science and software engineering (algorithms, data structures, system design, agile approaches).
• 4+ years' experience in software development.
• Interest in 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.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to own work across disciplines.
• Strong analytical and 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 increasing your scope of ownership.
• Continuously improve how we work by experimenting with new ideas and raising the bar with the team.

Skills

CS fundamentals

4+ years software development

Domain-driven design

Hexagonal architecture

Event-driven architectures

OO and FP programming

Collaborative mindset

Tools

Java/Spring

MySQL

Vue.js

Job description

impact.com is looking for an experienced software engineer to help replace a legacy monolith with a modular monolith and event-driven services. You will contribute to solving large, complex problems using simple, elegant solutions and collaborate across product, sales, and operations.

The role emphasizes modern software engineering practices, domain-driven design, and continuous improvement, with a hybrid work environment and strong focus on learning and growth.