Software Engineer II (Hybrid) – Cape Town

About the role

Morae is seeking a Software Engineer II to join its Product Engineering team in Cape Town. The role is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the office, and focuses on building and maintaining backend services while collaborating with product, QA, and design teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend APIs and services using Python and .NET (C#).
• Implement application features from design through production release, including occasional frontend work with React.
• Write clean, maintainable code and adhere to engineering standards.
• Create and maintain unit and integration tests; participate in code reviews.
• Diagnose and resolve defects and production issues.
• Leverage AI‑assisted development tools to improve coding, debugging, and testing workflows.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and estimation.
• Collaborate with QA, Product Owners, and UX teams to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Required profile

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Matric (Grade 12) or equivalent.
• Experience working in Agile product teams.
• Ability to evaluate and validate AI‑generated outputs for correctness and security.

Required skills

• Python
• .NET (C#)
• API development
• Backend services
• Relational databases and data modelling
• Agile methodologies
• AI‑assisted development techniques
• React (nice to have)
• Azure cloud (nice to have)
• Microservices or distributed systems
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices