Digital Solutions Software Developer

AECOM; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering consulting firm in Cape Town is seeking a Digital Solutions Software Developer. The role involves designing high-quality software solutions, maintaining legacy systems, and working closely with technical teams. The ideal candidate has a BS in Computer Science and relevant programming experience, particularly in C, C++, and C#. A hybrid work schedule is offered with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Hands-on training

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Experience writing automated unit tests and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Support current applications and lead new application initiatives.
• Translate detailed specifications into production-ready code.
• Review and analyze existing systems for improvement.

Skills

C Programming

C++

C#

Object-oriented programming

SQL Server

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related area

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

ArcObjects SDK

ArcGIS Pro SDK

Job description

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Job Description

• AECOM is seeking a creative, highly talented Desktop Application Software Developer to work a hybrid work schedule based out of one of our offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, or Durban, South Africa.
• The successful candidate will utilize their design and development skills to deliver products that are high quality, on time and within budget.
• The developer will participate in the design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and deployment of new database and spatial software and will maintain and improve legacy spatial software.
• The candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing efficient algorithms for several applications that will leverage spatial and non-spatial data querying and processing.
• The candidate will work closely with technical and business staff to develop solutions.
• The ability of the candidate to learn topics in water resources engineering and flood mitigation will be needed.
• Our onboarding process includes in-person, hands-on training and pair programming.
• Due to the varying nature of our projects, our technology staff grow their skills rapidly since each solution requires new approaches and technology components.
• This is an exciting opportunity to join an accomplished team and work on a variety of exciting and innovative projects for our various clients.
• We take pride in helping our clients deliver critical resources and services, improving the places where people live and work, and sustaining a world in which we can all flourish.

The typical responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to :

• Support current applications and take the lead in new application initiatives.
• Translate detailed specifications into production-ready code, delivering leading edge geospatial solutions to our clients through desktop applications.
• Actively participate in the review of business / system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of needs to deliver accurate solutions.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems using new technology / approaches.
• Perform unit and functional testing as needed.
• Produce technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base, to support QA testing, deployment, and production support activities.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related area
• 2+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and / or education.
• College courses or equivalent experience using programming languages C, C++ or C#.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Experience with relational databases, such as SQL Server.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree in Computer Science or related area
• Experience with .NET Framework or .NET Core using C#.
• User interface design in C# WPF XAML with MVC bindings.
• Experience with source control software such as Git or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with ESRI’s ArcObjects SDK or ArcGIS Pro SDK.
• Experience writing automated unit tests and CI / CD.