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AI-Native Software Engineer – Early Career
Location
South Africa
Posted
12 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
AI-Native Software Engineer – Early Career
ChainGPT
• Build real features, prototypes, and demos using tools like Codex, Claude Code, and modern AI coding agents. • Turn ideas into working demos quickly, then help make them more reliable, scalable, and production-ready. • Learn how to direct, evaluate, and control AI coding agents to multiply engineering output. • Work closely with founders and senior engineers across product, engineering, and strategy. • Explore new AI development workflows and help the team move faster. • Contribute to a fast-moving product where experimentation, speed, and quality all matter.
Job Requirements
- You build with AI tools regularly and can show us what you’ve made.
- You have examples of projects, repos, demos, prototypes, or technical experiments.
- You’re excited about tools like Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, AI agents, and agentic development workflows.
- You learn by building and ship constantly.
- You have strong technical curiosity and are willing to figure things out independently.
- You care more about output and learning speed than titles or credentials.
- You’re comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with real responsibility.
- Bonus Points
- You’ve created content, demos, or tutorials around AI or software development.
- You’ve tried to start something of your own.
- You have a side project you’re deeply interested in.
- You’ve experimented with AI agents, coding workflows, automations, or developer tools.
- You’re interested in AI infrastructure, enterprise AI, governance, or agentic systems.
Benefits
- Work alongside the ChainGPT core team on high-impact AI and Web3 products across our ecosystem.
- Remote-first setup with flexible hours, focused on outcomes, trust, and ownership.
- Competitive compensation, with performance-based upside where applicable to the role.
- Fast-moving environment with direct collaboration across all team members, including senior management, and clear accountability with no micromanagement.
- The support to do your best work, including the tools you need, structured onboarding, and clear room to grow.
- At ChainGPT, we value Trust, Effective Speed, Innovation, and Growth.
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