Senior Cloud JAVA Software Engineer (AWS) - Cape Town - 1.5m PA
E-Merge
Full-time
Software Development
Location
Remote, Remote, South-Africa
Posted
June 05, 2026
Job Description
We're looking for a talented Senior Cloud Software Engineer to design, build and operate scalable, cloud-native systems on AWS. You'll play a key role in shaping modern digital connectivity products used by millions of customers , including airtime, data, rewards and smartphone journeys. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact platforms while influencing architecture, mentoring engineers and driving innovation.
What We're Looking For
- Strong experience in backend software development (Java, Node.js, Python, etc.)
- Proven experience working with AWS cloud services
- Solid understanding of microservices and distributed systems
- Experience building event-driven architectures
- Strong API design and database optimisation skills (SQL/NoSQL)
- Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud infrastructure
- Excellent problem-solving and coll...