Senior Software Engineer

impact.com is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Cape Town. The Senior Software Engineer will primarily focus on building and designing AI-focused regulated compliance tools, combining them with existing compliance tools. This involves creating APIs, Pub/Sub using Kafka, batch jobs, and utilizing Spring Boot, Spring AI, LLMs, and Vector stores, primarily around Vertex AI.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a distributed team to fulfill quarterly objectives.
• Develop code independently and through pair programming.
• Write and maintain design, user, and test documentation.
• Become familiar with technologies used on the squad.
• Perform triage functionality through verification and fixing of bugs.
• Build customer and non-customer-facing code.
• Support software testing and quality assurance processes.
• Create SQL for Tech Updates and ensure readiness for review.
• Mentor and guide less senior staff.
• Perform code reviews and approve pull requests.
• Maintain build- and stage stability.
• Research and prototype new technologies.
• Influence system-wide architecture and evolve architecture.
• Actively contribute to and maintain technical documentation.
• Follow technology trends and incorporate new technologies.
• Assess, debug, and resolve technical issues.
• Contribute to creative solutions for development process efficiency.
• Take elevated ownership of application stability.

Requirements:

• Completed B.S. in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience with Java 8+, SQL, Unix shell commands, version control, JDBC, OR Tools (Hibernate, JPA), Spring Boot, Spring AI, HTTP/Rest protocols, build tools (Gradle/Maven), CI (Jenkins/Bamboo/etc), JVM & Garbage collection, Cloud Computing, Load balancing.
• Experience working with Java, Spring, and related technologies.
• Agile/Iterative processes experience (Kanban/Scrum).
• Knowledge of Relational Databases, Table design, SQL, Vector Stores.
• TDD experience.
• Continuous integration/delivery methods, tooling, integrations experience.
• Experience working with Large Scale processing.
• Exposure and experience in any Google Cloud technology.
• Experience in monitoring, alerting, and production support.
• Good understanding of JVM and Garbage Collection.
• Knowledge of Regulated Compliance.
• Exposure to front-end technologies.
• Experience Mentoring/Training teams.
• Experience in taking ownership of larger pieces of work.
• Proven track record of influencing architecture and inter-disciplinary dependencies.

Benefits:

• Hybrid, Casual work environment
• Responsible PTO policy
• Training & Development
• Medical Aid and Provident Fund
• Restricted Stock Units
• Internet Allowance
• Fitness club fee reimbursements