Backend Developer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Backend Engineer, where you'll design and optimize software for innovative products. With a hybrid work model, you’ll collaborate with a talented team that values diverse backgrounds and encourages personal growth. Experience the excitement of a startup backed by the stability of a Fortune 100 company. You will tackle technical challenges while enjoying comprehensive benefits, including competitive salaries and extensive leave options. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of networking solutions while developing your skills in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Life and Disability Insurance

20 Days Paid Vacation

6 Months Maternity/Paternity Leave

Company-wide Events

Cash Recognition Awards

Referral Bonus Program

Ongoing Technical Training

Soft Skills Training

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend development experience required.
• Strong proficiency in Python and AWS services.
• Experience with SOA/microservices and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend features for the product.
• Maintain, debug, and optimize existing features.
• Participate in on-call duty for 1 week every 2 months.

Skills

Python

Backend Development

AWS

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

Django

Flask

FastAPI

SQLAlchemy

Postgres

Clickhouse

Terraform

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Backend Developer

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.Our culture thrives onfinding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next.We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

BACKEND ENGINEER About the Company

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is a global leader in networking products and services. After acquiring Cape Networks in 2018, our Cape Town-based team continues to drive innovation, delivering intuitive, real-time Wi-Fi, network, and application monitoring solutions trusted by industries worldwide.

We design and build everything in-house, from hardware to software, tackling exciting technical challenges across our full-stack environment.

What the Role Entails

As a Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and optimize software powering our products and sensors, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Develop and enhance backend features to improve the product.

• Maintain, debug, and optimize existing features.

• Plan and implement software architecture and code designs.

• Participate in on-call duty (24/7) for 1 week every 2 months.

Mandatory Requirements

• 4+ years of backend development experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.

• Strong proficiency in Python.

• Experience working with Web/Cloud services, particularly AWS.

• Prior experience working on in-house solutions.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• Experience developing and supporting SOA/microservices.

• Knowledge of Python frameworks (Django, Flask, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy).

• Familiarity with relational databases and database optimization (Postgres, Clickhouse).

• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices.

• Exposure to AWS services (EC2, S3, Kinesis, RDS, DynamoDB, Route53).

• Familiarity with Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka (beneficial but not mandatory).

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

What We Offer

• Full-time permanent position with the excitement of a startup and the stability of a Fortune 100 company.

• Competitive salary.

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical aid, life and disability insurance.

• 20 days paid vacation plus additional leave types (e.g., maternity, study leave).

• 6 months maternity/paternity leave (after 1 year of service).

• Company-wide events, cash recognition awards, and a referral bonus program.

• Ongoing technical and soft skills training.

• Exposure to the latest technologies and the opportunity to shape our product and growth globally.

Additional Skills:

Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, Full Stack Development, Release Management, Security-First Mindset, User Experience (UX)

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_05

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