Location
cape town
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 05, 2026
Job Description
The Role
We’re looking for a backend engineer who believes the way software is built has fundamentally changed. You don’t write everything from scratch; you use AI to move faster, think better, and focus on what matters. Boilerplate is not your job; building scalable, reliable systems is. In this role, you will own backend services end‑to‑end and use AI as a force multiplier to ship faster than traditional development teams.
Responsibilities
- Build and own backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Python—designed for scale, reliability, and real‑time use.
- Use AI tools (Amazon Q, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, GPT) to accelerate development, refactoring, and problem‑solving.
- Turn product ideas into production‑ready systems quickly, without compromising quality.
- Integrate AI capabilities (LLMs, RAG, vector search) into backend workflows where they add real value.
- Act as the final filter for AI‑generated code—identify fl...
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