Software Engineer III

Overview

Morae is a trusted provider of technology-enabled solutions transforming the delivery of legal services. We partner with the world’s largest law firms and corporate legal departments to solve complex challenges through innovative, data- and AI-driven solutions. By combining deep industry expertise with advanced technology, we help our clients thrive in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

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Reports To: Team Lead / Lead Engineer

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office

Employment Type: Permanent / Full-Time

Experience: 5–8 years of software engineering experience

The Engineer III is a senior individual contributor responsible for delivering complex features and systems with a high degree of autonomy. This role contributes to system design, improves engineering practices within the team, and helps ensure production systems remain scalable, maintainable, and reliable
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Engineers in this role are expected to work effectively with modern AI-assisted development practices to accelerate delivery while maintaining strong engineering discipline and production-quality standards.

• 5–8 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience with Python and .NET (C#)
• Strong experience building APIs and backend services
• Experience working within Agile engineering teams
• Ability to evaluate AI-assisted outputs and ensure production-grade implementations

• Design and implement backend services and APIs using Python and .NET (C#)
• Deliver complex features end-to-end
  , including design, implementation, testing, and release
• Contribute to frontend development where required (React desirable)
• Refactor and improve existing systems to reduce technical debt and improve maintainability

• Contribute to system design and architectural decisions within the team
• Identify technical risks and propose pragmatic solutions
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security considerations are addressed during development

• Use AI-assisted development techniques to improve engineering productivity
• Critically evaluate AI-generated outputs to ensure correctness, reliability, and maintainability
• Support the team in applying effective AI-assisted development practices
• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability
• Mentor Engineer I and Engineer II team members through collaboration and code reviews
• Contribute to improving engineering standards, tooling, and delivery practices

• Experience with React
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Experience with distributed systems or event-driven architectures
• Experience with observability or monitoring tools
• Strong technical judgement
• Ability to deliver complex work independently
• Mentorship and support of junior engineers
• Clear communication of technical trade-offs and design decisions

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Successful delivery of complex engineering initiatives
• Stability and maintainability of production systems
• Contributions to improved engineering quality and standards
• Positive influence on team capability and engineering practices

Morae is committed to Employment Equity and transformation. Candidates from designated groups are encouraged to apply in line with our EE objectives.

• Due to application volume, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don’t hear back within two weeks
  , please consider applying again in the future, we truly appreciate your interest.
• Please do not send direct messages
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• Applicants must be based in Cape Town and meet the role requirements.
• Morae Global Corporation does not engage recruitment agencies.

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