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Senior Backend Developer (AI)

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Build and own scalable, reliable backend services using AI tools to accelerate development and integrate AI capabilities into workflows.

Role type

Senior Backend Engineer (AI-Native)

Builds

Production-ready backend systems, APIs, and distributed services for AI-driven chat commerce platforms.

Domain

Fintech / AI / Chat Commerce

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Java (Spring Boot), Python, distributed systems, API design, cloud environments (AWS), containerization, LLM APIs, vector search, RAG, Kafka, event-driven systems, unit testing, debugging

Preferred skills

AI tool proficiency (Amazon Q, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, GPT), prompt engineering, context management, rapid experimentation, ambiguity tolerance

Technologies

Java, Spring Boot, Python, AWS, Kafka, LLMs, Vector Search, RAG

Responsibilities

Build and own backend services designed for scale and real-time use; Use AI tools to accelerate development and refactoring; Integrate AI capabilities (LLMs, RAG) into backend workflows; Design clean APIs and handle distributed system challenges; Write and validate tests to ensure system stability; Debug production issues and ensure reliability.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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