- Job Type Full Time , Hybrid
- Qualification Bachelors
- Experience 7 years
- Location Western Cape
- City Cape Town
- Job Field ICT / Computer 
Senior Software Engineer (Back End) at DigiOutsource
Senior Software Engineer (Back End)
What you’ll be doing
Engineering
- Build, maintain, enhance and deploy software according to company’s software engineering standards and aligning these standards to industry standards and best practices.
- Unit-test all software artifacts.
- Maintain current systems and develop new systems using the latest technologies.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Software Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Product Managers team in developing, testing, and deploying software components.
- Provide second/third line support to IT for software deployed into company eco system.
- Analyse and resolve complex and high impact production issues where required.
- Monitor systems performance and ensure all SLAs are met.
Technical Leadership
- Management of the implementation of technical solutions.
- Transfer of business and technical knowledge to the greater team.
- Technical guidance and mentoring of junior engineers.
- Focus on the integrity of the systems regarding quality, stability, and scalability.
- Contribute and provide expertise in the design, development, and implementation of the platform (s), ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements.
Support to Software Engineering Lead
- Assist in code reviews.
- Assist in coordinating Pair Programming.
- Assist in implementation of best practices, coding standards and relevant methodologies.
Documentation
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of system architecture, processes, and workflows for transparency and future reference.
Essential skills you’ll bring to the table
The necessary skills that we require for this role include:
- Minimum of 7 years’ practical experience in the full software development life cycle as a software engineer or software developer.
- Demonstrates solid understanding of Software Engineering design patterns and/or methodologies.
- Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, with a preference for experience in C# and the .NET framework.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Proficient in working with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server) and writing efficient queries.
- Hands on experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Strong knowledge of Devops practices, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
- Demonstrates solid understanding of Software Testing fundamentals.
- Demonstrates solid ability to mentor and transfer knowledge to the greater team.
- Demonstrates consistent passion for Technology and keeping up with the industry.
- Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring high standards of quality in all outputs
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and priorities, maintaining effectiveness in dynamic situations
- Experience mentoring or coaching junior developers.
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to accurately estimate effort and take ownership for time management and delivery.
- Strong collaboration and communication abilities.
- Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve
It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:
- Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations
- Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing unit/integration tests.
- Familiarity with container orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB) and distributed systems.
- Knowledge of in memory datastores (e.g. Redis or Valkey).
- Experience with messaging systems (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience leading technical discussions and code reviews.
- Experience as part of an Agile software engineering team.
- A good understanding or security principles,
- An understanding of JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, Vue and React).
- Computer Science related degree, diploma, or similar qualification in software engineering.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in Senior Software Engineer/Developer role.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to DigiOutsource on myhcm.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply
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