Junior Software Engineer (AI-Enabled)

Ozow is seeking a Junior Software Engineer (AI Enabled) to join our development team. You'll help build and maintain the solutions that power our digital payment platforms, learning from experienced engineers as we replatform and modernise our systems with AI. You'll use AI tools from day one, and we'll help you use them well: with discipline, care and an understanding of the code you ship. This is an early-career, hands-on engineering role, not an agentic AI role. Your focus is building software with AI, rather than designing autonomous, long-running agent workflows.

Responsibilities

Work with cross-functional teams to build and maintain software solutions that meet high-quality standards and business requirements; Contribute to replatforming existing systems onto modern, AI-native services, migrating well-defined pieces of functionality under the guidance of senior engineers; Help build features that integrate with large language models (LLMs), learning techniques such as context management, embeddings and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); Write clean, efficient and maintainable code following coding standards, using AI coding tools while understanding and being able to explain everything committed; Follow the team's standards for using AI safely across the software development lifecycle, including checking AI-generated output and protecting sensitive and payment data; Investigate and fix bugs and technical issues, escalating early when stuck; Learn how systems are designed for scalability, security and performance, and apply those principles in features built; Take part in code reviews, both receiving feedback and reviewing others' code; Write unit tests for code and help test features end to end, including AI features whose outputs are not always the same; Learn and use CI/CD pipelines, containers and cloud environments (AWS or Azure) to deploy code safely into production; Work in an Agile environment, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups and retrospectives; Create and maintain technical documentation for the software and processes worked on; Learn from senior engineers through pairing, code reviews and feedback, and share insights on using AI tools well with the wider team

Requirements

2 years of experience as a Software Engineer or Developer, including internships or graduate programmes; An IT Diploma or Degree, or equivalent practical experience such as a recognised coding bootcamp; Working knowledge of at least one of .NET C#, Python or JavaScript/ReactJs; Regular, thoughtful use of AI coding tools, with the ability to explain and check the code they produce; A good grasp of databases and SQL, version control (Git) and how the web works; A curious, pragmatic attitude towards AI and a strong willingness to learn

Nice to have

Exposure to building with LLMs, for example through personal, university or work projects; Familiarity with .NET C#, Python or JavaScript/ReactJs beyond the minimum (more is a bonus)

Benefits

Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks; Monthly team connects; On-site barista; Medical aid subsidy; Group Risk Insurance; Generous paid annual leave; Birthday leave; Learning and Development opportunities; Mentorship programme; Quarterly team building; Employee Assistance Programme (EAP); Community initiatives; Access to cutting edge technology (Ozow Tech Stack)