Principal Software Engineer 188211-1

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Job Mail

Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
jobmail.co.za • HQ: Pretoria, South Africa • Job Boards & Aggregators

What You'll Do

  • Design and build enterprise-grade software solutions from concept to production.
  • Define architecture across cloud, backend, web, mobile, and AI platforms.
  • Develop production software using AI-assisted engineering practices.
  • Build intelligent applications using LLMs, AI agents, RAG, MCP, and modern AI frameworks.
  • Deliver native mobile solutions (iOS/Android) and cross-platform applications using Flutter or similar technologies.
  • Partner with clients and engineering teams to solve complex business and technical challenges.
  • Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering excellence through hands-on leadership.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and turn innovation into business value.

What You'll Bring

  • 20+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Proven success designing and delivering complex enterprise systems.
  • Deep expertise in software architecture, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS and/or GCP), distributed systems, and modern engineering practices.
  • Strong hands-on development experience and a passion for coding.
  • Experience with native mobile development (Swift and/or Kotlin) and Flutter.
  • Practical experience building AI-powered applications and embracing AI-native engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini Code Assist, and similar platforms.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting skills.

Bonus Points

Experience with:
  • Multi-agent AI systems
  • Edge or on-device AI
  • React Native or .NET MAUI
  • Open source contributions
  • Technical speaking, writing, or community leadership

Why Join Us?

You'll work on some of the most exciting challenges in modern software engineering, helping large organisations adopt AI-native engineering practices while remaining deeply hands-on. If you're the kind of engineer who still loves building software after two decades and believes AI will redefine the future of engineering, we'd love to talk.

Interested?

If you're the kind of engineer who still loves building software after two decades and believes AI will redefine the future of engineering, we'd love to hear from you.

? Send your resume to [email protected]

All applications and enquiries will be treated with strict confidentiality.

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