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Principal Software Engineer

Job in Rivonia, 2128, South Africa
Listing for: Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-19
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Software Architect, Full Stack Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description

Ready to code the future—while still getting your hands dirty in the present?

We’re hunting for a rare breed: a battle-tested Software Engineer with 20+ years of scars and wins, who still gets a genuine rush from writing elegant code… and who’s already deep in the AI-native trenches.

This isn’t a “strategy-only” architecture role. You’ll design and ship enterprise-grade systems across cloud, backend, web, mobile and AI—from first sketch all the way to production.

Role Overview:

Someone with over 20 years of software engineering experience who is still writing code every day. Someone who embraces AI as an engineering partner, not just a productivity tool. Someone who can architect complex systems, build production software, mentor teams, and continuously redefine what’s possible with modern software development.

This is not a management role. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for an exceptional software engineer who leads through technical excellence, curiosity, and execution.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build enterprise-grade software solutions from concept through to production.
  • Define architecture across cloud, backend, web, AI and mobile platforms.
  • Develop production-quality software using AI-assisted engineering workflows.
  • Build intelligent applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents and modern AI platforms.
  • Design and develop native mobile applications (iOS and Android) and cross-platform solutions using Flutter or similar frameworks.
  • Partner with clients and engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges.
  • Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering standards through hands-on technical leadership.
  • Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies that improve engineering capability and business outcomes.
  • Continue coding, prototyping and experimenting with new technologies as part of your daily work.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred
  • 20+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong architecture capabilities
  • Extensive experience building cloud-native applications using Azure, AWS and/or Google Cloud.
  • Deep knowledge of modern software architecture, APIs, distributed systems, Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD and secure software engineering
  • Multi-agent AI systems
  • Edge AI
  • Experience developing native mobile applications using Swift and/or Kotlin
  • On-device AI
  • React Native or .NET MAUI
  • Developer Experience (Dev Ex)
  • Building engineering platforms and accelerators
  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • Git Hub Copilot
  • OpenAI Codex
  • Windsurf
  • Gemini Code Assist
  • Lovable
  • Bolt.new
  • Firebase Studio

Requirements
Architecture, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, LLM platforms, React Native, .NET MAUI
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