Paragon is a global AI studio with offices in Johannesburg. We build the intelligence layer that sits on top of and between the systems our clients already own. Not Saa S. Not a dashboard. Not a rip-and-replace. We run a two-track model, a consulting arm building bespoke intelligence layers on client systems, and an incubation arm spinning up new ventures as standalone companies. Backed, small team, clients across retail, property, hospitality, and finance.
The roleYou will ship prototypes and production features across client work and incubation products. Take a wireframe brief on a Monday and have a working demo by Thursday. Push production releases. Iterate live with client feedback in the room. Own the middle of the stack (application layer) while our platform engineer owns the infrastructure below and our advisors handle the complex data and architecture calls above.
You will work directly with the CEO and the delivery lead. You will see every conversation, every client, every product. This role is task-driven, not meeting-driven.
What we mean by AI-Augmented workflow You use cursor, Claude code, or equivalent as a genuine part of your development process. You review, direct, and ship what these tools produce. You know when to accept the first output and when to rewrite. You have real engineering fundamentals underneath (git hygiene, code review, testing, deploy discipline). Not this: Someone whose portfolio is half-shipped Lovable landing pages. Someone who calls a prompt a commit. Someone who has never had to debug a production database on a Sunday. If AI writes it and you paste it, that is not the same thing as engineering with it. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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