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We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions. \nMore about this Ozow fantastic position \nOzow is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (AI Enabled) to join our development team. You'll lead the design and delivery of the solutions that power our digital payment platforms, with AI built into both what we deliver and how we deliver it. You'll shape how AI models are integrated as we replatform and modernise our systems, set the standard for disciplined use of AI tools across the software development lifecycle, and help the wider team adopt these ways of working.\nThis is a senior, hands-on engineering role, not an agentic AI role. 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customers.\nCode Reviews\nLead code reviews, including AI-assisted code, setting the bar for code quality and sharing knowledge across the team.\nTesting and Quality\nDefine the testing approach for your area, including unit and integration tests and test-driven development where it adds value.\nEstablish how the team tests and monitors AI features with non-deterministic outputs, so they behave reliably in production.\nDevOps and Deployment\nOwn your services through to production: containerise services, improve CI/CD pipelines and deploy to cloud environments (AWS or Azure).\nApply and champion DevOps principles, owning the reliability and monitoring of what the team ships.\nAgile Development\nWork in an Agile environment, contributing to sprint planning, estimation and prioritisation, and helping the team improve how it delivers.\nDocumentation\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, including architecture decisions and the standards for using AI in development.\nTechnical 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Azure) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)\nThe ability to influence and coach others, with a curious, pragmatic attitude towards AI as the expected way of working\nYour skills and competencies\nYou eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation. \nAbility to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company. \nA trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact-those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day. \nYou thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures-valuing collective success over individual credit. \nDemonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes. \nYou challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth-for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build. \nYou are a decisive doer-those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership. \nWe value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure-balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments. \nYou are driven, proactive individuals who take ownership, face challenges with grit, and consistently push for excellence-not just as participants, but as catalysts for success. \nInterview process \nDuring the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Our process may include psychometric and technical assessments, giving you an opportunity to demonstrate your strengths, skills and potential beyond your CV and interview.\nIn office perks \nHealthy breakfast, lunches and snacks\nMonthly team connects \nOn-site Barista \nPerks for South African based employees\nMedical aid subsidy\nGroup Risk Insurance\nGenerous paid annual leave \nBirthday leave\nLearning and Development opportunities \nMentorship programme\nQuarterly team building \nCommunity initiatives \nAccess to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack\nOur Employee Value Proposition\nJoin Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.\nCompliance\nAs a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. 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