Senior Backend Developer (AI Native)

Clickatell
Full-time johannesburg, gauteng Software Development
Posted:
June 08, 2026
Location:
johannesburg, gauteng, South-Africa

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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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: johannesburg, South-Africa
Posted: June 08, 2026
Deadline: July 18, 2026