The Opportunity:
We’re building infrastructure that moves money safely, efficiently, and intuitively across Africa. If tackling complex challenges at scale excites you — and you want to help shape the future of digital commerce — this is the kind of role that moves careers forward.
What You’ll Do:
As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you’ll design, build, and scale high-performance systems that power payment experiences for thousands of businesses. You’ll work with a collaborative team of engineers, designers, and product minds to deliver secure, intuitive products that actually make a difference.
Your Impact:
- Build and enhance features across our full payment and commerce platform
- Design and integrate scalable, secure backend systems
- Solve complex technical problems with clean, efficient code
- Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver seamless user experiences
- Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise for performance and reliability
- Contribute fresh ideas and technical insight to improve architecture and process
Our Tech Stack:
- Languages: Python, TypeScript
- Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Serverless)
- Databases: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Git, Postman, Cypress
- CI/CD & Automation: GitLab Pipelines
- Monitoring: Grafana, Sentry, Datadog
What You Bring:
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience in cloud environments
- Strong hands-on experience with Python and TypeScript
- Proven exposure to AWS, particularly Lambda and Serverless frameworks
- Solid database knowledge — MySQL and MongoDB
- Bonus: experience in payments, e-commerce, or financial systems
- A self-starter mindset — ownership, initiative, and technical curiosity
Why You’ll Love It Here:
- Work fully remote — wherever you do your best thinking
- Build products that genuinely impact how people and businesses transact
- Collaborate with a team that values autonomy, trust, and smart execution
Reference: GZ60865
This is a permanent remote position offering R1.3 million per annum (negotiable on experience).
📧 Contact Garth at garthz@e-merge.co.za or call 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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