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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Agentic Software Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Intermediate EE position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 21 Sep 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2645315 - Ref 878000024302215
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About the position

MID–SENIOR AGENTIC SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Build software differently. Engineer with AI. Shape what comes next.


Are you a software engineer who doesn't just want to use AI — but wants to engineer alongside it?


We're looking for Mid–Senior Agentic Software Engineers to join a next-generation digital transformation programme, where traditional software development meets AI-powered, agentic engineering.


This is an opportunity to help redefine how enterprise software gets designed, built, tested and delivered.


You’ll bring your strong software engineering foundations and combine them with AI development agents, intelligent workflows and human engineering judgement to deliver secure, scalable and production-ready solutions at speed.


THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT WRITING CODE
You'll work with AI as your engineering partner.


You'll use tools such as enterprise AI platforms, GitHub Copilot and Claude to:


  • Direct AI agents to build real software
  • Turn user stories, Figma designs and business rules into working solutions
  • Create and refine prompts, AI Skills and instruction files
  • Review and challenge AI-generated code
  • Identify security, performance and architectural risks
  • Build reusable AI-enabled engineering workflows
  • Continuously improve how AI contributes to software delivery
The AI writes code. You provide the engineering judgement.


WHAT YOU'LL BE BUILDING
This is full-stack, end-to-end engineering.


You could find yourself working across:


  • Frontend applications
  • Mobile and cross-platform experiences
  • Backend services
  • APIs and integrations
  • Cloud-native platforms
  • Data and persistence layers
  • CI/CD and DevSecOps
  • Automated testing
  • Observability and performance
The technology landscape will evolve, so we're looking for engineers who can learn fast, adapt quickly and aren't tied to a single framework or language.


THE AGENTIC ENGINEERING MINDSET
We're looking for engineers who are:




AI-NATIVE
You know how to use AI to dramatically increase your productivity — without outsourcing your engineering judgement.




CURIOUS
You enjoy experimenting with new tools, frameworks and ways of building software.




FRAMEWORK-AGNOSTIC
React Native today? Flutter tomorrow? .NET MAUI next? You can adapt.




CONSTRUCTIVELY SCEPTICAL
AI-generated code isn't automatically good code. You know how to question it, test it and improve it.




SYSTEMS-THINKING
You understand how individual components fit into larger, complex enterprise systems.




QUALITY-OBSESSED
Security, scalability, performance, testing and maintainability aren't optional extras.




CONTINUOUSLY LEARNING
You're excited about where software engineering is heading — and want to help shape it.




RequirementsWHAT YOU'LL BRING
We're looking for 4–8 years of professional software engineering experience, with strong foundations and a clear trajectory toward senior-level capability.


You'll ideally have:


  • Strong full-stack software engineering experience
  • Experience delivering complex enterprise applications
  • Frontend, backend, API and cloud experience
  • Understanding of distributed systems and modern application architecture
  • Strong software design and engineering principles
  • Commercial mobile/cross-platform development experience
  • React Native and/or Flutter experience highly advantageous
  • Experience with .NET MAUI, Swift, Kotlin or Ionic advantageous
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools
  • Exposure to AI agents, prompts, instruction files or AI engineering workflows
  • The ability to recognise when AI-generated code is incorrect, insecure or poorly designed
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE STILL MATTERS
AI may accelerate development — but engineering standards don't change.


You'll be expected to understand and apply:


Software Architecture • Secure Coding • SOLID • Design Patterns • TDD • DDD • API Design • CI/CD • DevSecOps • Distributed Systems • Cloud-Native Engineering • Observability • Performance • Accessibility • Technical Debt Management


WHY THIS ROLE?
Because software engineering is changing.


This isn't a traditional Software Engineer role — and it isn't simply an AI Engineer role either.


It's a role for engineers who want to sit at the intersection of software engineering and agentic AI.


You'll have the opportunity to:




Accelerate how software is built
Work directly with AI development agents
Develop next-generation engineering practices
Influence how AI is used across enterprise delivery
Work across evolving technologies and frameworks
Build production-grade enterprise software
Help shape the future of software engineering
The programme's goal is to establish a new standard for AI-enabled software delivery, and you'll be part of building that capability.


Ready to engineer what comes next?

Desired Skills:

  • Full stack
  • AI Assisted Engineer
  • Agentic Development

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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