Intermediate C# AI Backend Engineer

Do you get mildly offended when someone says, "It's just a simple API"?

Do you occasionally think about distributed systems while making coffee?

Have you ever explained why "just make it synchronous" isn't always the answer?

If so, keep reading.

We're looking for a Backend Engineer with 4 to 6 years of experience building real software for real users. Not tutorial projects. Not "coming soon" projects. Actual production systems that occasionally misbehave at 2 AM.

You'll fit right in if you:

•  Have shipped backend services to production
• Know your way around Microservices, DDD, TDD, Event-Driven Architecture, and Clean Architecture
• Have met CQRS, Saga, and circuit breakers before and didn't immediately run away
• Understand that every architectural decision comes with trade-offs
• Can confidently say "I don't know, but I'll find out"
• Ask questions before spending 8 hours debugging the wrong thing

Skills and technologies:

•  .Net
• C#
• Typescript
• Go
• Nextjs
• Node.js

Bonus XP:

• React / Next.js experience
• Played with LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or built something weird and wonderful with AI
• Cloud, containers, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes
• Side projects that prove your curiosity is stronger than your free time

Reference number for this position is GZ61390 which is a contract position offering a contract rate of R500 per hour negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on target or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 17 Jun 14:01, Closing date 16 Aug