Senior python back-end software engineer - sandton / hybrid - r1.4m per annum

E-Merge

📍 Remote, Remote, South-Africa

Full-time Other-General Posted June 19, 2026

Job Description

Join a team that's transforming the way millions of South Africans manage their financial lives. We're building simple, transparent, and accessible digital banking solutions for over 20 million clients , and we need exceptional engineering talent to help shape the future.

We're looking for a passionate Back-End Software Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment and is eager to build scalable systems that keep banking effortless in a rapidly evolving digital world. Requirements Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology (preferred) 6+ years' proven experience in back-end software development and project delivery Strong proficiency in Python (Fast API) for backend development and scripting Deep experience with AWS cloud services (IAM, EKS, RDS, MSK/Kafka, Lambda, Elasti Cache, etc.) Hands-on expertise with Terraform (modules, state management, environment provisioning) Solid understanding of microservices architecture , APIs (REST/g RPC), ...