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Staff Engineer - South Africa

Job type: Full Time · Department: Technology · Work type: Remote

South Africa

About Traild:

Traild is a dynamic, fast-growing, remote-first SaaS company that streamlines, automates, and protects Accounts Payable (AP). Just as your bank provides always-on protection for your credit card, Traild delivers the same level of security to help businesses safeguard their B2B payments from fraud, errors, and mistakes. 

Our specialised accounts payable software integrates seamlessly with leading ERP systems, helping clients make their processes more streamlined, automated, and secure. We serve customers around the globe, and the market opportunity ahead of us is huge. We’re growing fast - it’s an exciting time to join! 

Here’s how one customer describes their experience with Traild: video 

  

About the Role 

As a Staff Engineer at Traild, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of end-to-end capabilities providing seamless integration services for our customers.

 

We expect you to be passionate about highly scalable, fault tolerant, globally distributed systems., Our systems are built on a micro-services, event driven architecture using Google Cloud. 

 

You need to be comfortable with high levels of agency, and care about the outcomes you deliver for Traild and its customers.  

  

We are a company that places our customers at the centre of our product development process using feedback to enhance how our software can aid them in running their business more effectively. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Lead the design and development of highly scalable, reliable, secure, and fault-tolerant systems using state-of-the-art technology 

  • Develop and execute against both short and long-term roadmaps. Make effective trade-offs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation 

  • Drive projects from idea formulation to implementation across our global infrastructure and customer base 

  • Collaborate with product managers, finance/revenue teams, and other engineering teams to build new features and products creating impact for our customers 

Who You Are:  

  • 8+ years of experience working in hands-on technical roles, with a strong background in software engineering and architectural design. 

  • Strong communication skills with a knack for breaking down technical details and decisions for non-technical audiences. 

  • Demonstrated ability to go deep, understand both the domain and complex customer needs 

  • Excited to work in a fast-paced environment, where you are continuously honing your craft 

  • Experience in dotnet core & C# working in a cloud-native environment or experience with other modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, C#, Kotlin etc).

  • Strong collaborator with an attitude embracing growth, hands-on execution, adaptability, and the scale-up spirit. 

  • Very nice to have - direct experience in fintech with experience in B2B payments in the US and EMEA  

Perks of Working at Traild 

  • Remote-first flexibility: choose remote, hybrid, or a setup that works best for you. 

  • A team that genuinely loves working here: we scored an 85 on our recent 2025 eNPS survey

  • Regular company events: from team dinners to Pilates sessions and bakery runs. 

Please note that the final applicants for this job will be asked to consent in writing to a police check / criminal background check to the extent permitted by law in your jurisdiction of employment. 

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