AI AUTOMATION ENGINEERS at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment · Johannesburg, Gauteng · R Undisclosed
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Start free — we apply for you →We’re building a next-generation AI Payments Engineering Team and are looking for a talented AI Automation Engineers to help shape an AI-native Payments Operating System.
This is an exciting opportunity for engineers who want to move beyond traditional automation and build production-grade AI, agentic workflows and intelligent financial operations.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Design, build and deploy AI/agentic automation workflows across Payments.
- Automate high-value processes including reconciliations, audit & reporting, financial analytics, incident automation and least-cost routing.
- Develop solutions using Claude/Anthropic APIs, Java/Spring AI and Python.
- Build workflow automation using n8n or equivalent platforms.
- Work with MCP / multi-agent orchestration and integrate internal & external systems through APIs and data pipelines.
- Build solutions that are scalable, production-ready, auditable and compliant.
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort while maintaining human oversight and control integrity.
RequirementsWhat We’re Looking For
- Hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade AI / agentic solutions.
- Strong understanding of LLM orchestration, multi-agent systems and AI failure modes in high-stakes environments.
- Strong Java/Spring AI and/or Python experience.
- Experience with n8n or similar workflow automation tools.
- Experience working with AI APIs such as Anthropic/Claude or similar.
- Strong systems and architecture thinking across Discovery ? Design ? Build ? Deploy ? Optimise.
- Ability to bridge business, finance and engineering requirements.
- Experience in Finance, Payments or Real-Time Payments is highly advantageous.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with a strong ownership and execution mindset.
If you're an AI Engineer who wants to build intelligent systems for the future of Payments, we want to hear from you!
Desired Skills
- production-grade AI
- LLM orchestration
- AI failure modes
- Java/Spring AI
Desired Qualification Level
- Degree