Senior Full Stack Engineer (Johannesburg)

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.