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Software Engineer

Cape Town

Our Company:

At impact.com we are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting edge technology to solve real-world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you!

impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—including traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal and Fanatics, visit www.impact.com.

Your Role at Impact:

This is not a “business as usual” engineering role. We’re delivering functionality that changes the core of the business, while replacing a legacy monolith with a modern modular monolith — or individual services where it makes sense. While doing this, we strive to apply best-of-breed technologies and leading-edge methodologies.

We’re looking for someone who’s curious and eager to grow. Someone who wants to challenge the status quo, deepen their skills in modern software engineering, and thrive in an environment where experimentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement is a part of daily life.

What You'll Do:

  • Contribute to solving large, complex problems by building simple, elegant solutions.
  • Collaborate closely with teammates and stakeholders across product, sales, and operations.
  • Be an active part of our architectural journey: from legacy monolith to modular monolith and event-driven systems.
  • Apply and grow your knowledge of domain-driven design, hexagonal architecture, test-driven development, and clean code.
  • Use object-oriented and functional programming concepts appropriately.
  • Learn from senior colleagues, while steadily increasing your scope of ownership.
  • Continuously improve how we work, experimenting with new ideas and raising the bar with the team.

What You Have:

  • Solid foundations in computer science and software engineering (algorithms, data structures, system design, agile approaches).
  • Interest in, or hands-on experience with, domain-driven design (strategic & tactical).
  • Familiarity with hexagonal / ports-and-adapters architecture.
  • Experience with object-oriented and functional programming concepts.
  • Passion for writing clean, simple, and readable code.
  • Understanding of test-driven development and eagerness to grow in this area.
  • Exposure to or interest in event-driven architectures.
  • A collaborative mindset: you’re a team player who values collective ownership and close cooperation across disciplines.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to learn and explain complex ideas.
  • Above all: curiosity, drive, and a desire to continuously improve — both yourself and the way the team builds software.

Our stack:

  • Backend: Java / Spring
  • Persistence: MySQL
  • Frontend: Vue.js (though deep frontend expertise is not required)
  • Architecture: Modular Monolith (evolving from legacy monolith), Hexagonal Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Event-Driven Systems

Our methodologies:

We strive for continuous improvement and use proven engineering practices:

  • Domain-Driven Design (strategic & tactical)
  • Trunk-Based Development & Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery and frequent production deployments
  • Agile development
  • Test-Driven Development – when and where it makes sense
  • Clean code and knowledge sharing

Benefits:

  • Hybrid, Casual work environment
  • Unlimited PTO policy
    • Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both
  • Training & Development
    • Learning the advanced partnership automation products
  • Medical Aid and Provident Fund 
    • Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
    • Group scheme with Momentum for provident fund
  • Restricted Stock Units
    • 3-year vesting schedule pending Board approval
  • Internet Allowance
  • Fitness club fee reimbursements
  • Technology Stipened
  • Primary Caregiver Leave
  • Mental  Health and Wellness Benefit - Including 12 Therapy/Coaching sessions + Dependent coverage 

impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.

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