Principal Software Engineer

Kerridge Commercial Systems Corp; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their dynamic team in Johannesburg. This role offers the opportunity to design and architect innovative software solutions while collaborating closely with product owners and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will lead technical teams, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions that align with business objectives. With a flexible hybrid work policy, this company fosters a balanced work environment, promoting collaboration and innovation. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and empowers its employees to thrive.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in developing scalable web applications.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud infrastructure and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer software solutions that meet business needs.
• Lead and mentor technical team members while promoting best practices.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Cloud Infrastructure (Azure/AWS)

Containerization Technologies

PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

HTML5/CSS3

Linux/OSX Command Line

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

Job description

At Klipboard weve introduced a flexible hybrid work policy where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work.

Klipboard provides specialist software services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP / SaaS solutions Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers distributors merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. Klipboard has offices in the UK Ireland The Netherlands South Africa Kenya and North America. Our mission is simple : to design and deliver high performance integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively stock efficiently sell profitably and service competitively

At inspHire the primary role of the Principal Software Engineer is to design architect and engineer software solutions. The principal engineer will work closely with the Product Owner and other business stakeholders in order refine scalable secure and maintainable solutions that meet business needs. The principal engineer will be a product champion who leads the technical teams is accountable for overall team performance and fosters a positive culture in everyday engineering activities.

Key Responsibilities :

• Act as a product advocate in all areas of the business and with customer champions
• Facilitate architectural design decisions within the relevant product landscape
• Be accountable for keeping the product uptodate with latest market trends; including security privacy and regulatory standards
• Oversee product design sessions ensuring that engineering solutions are scalable and maintainable
• Collaborate with business stakeholders in order to engineer product solutions that meet business needs
• Lead coach and mentor technical team members
• Foster a highperformance culture within the team
• Ensure that cloud native and engineering best practices are adhered to within the team
• Drive CI / CD practices within the organisation
• Maintain operation visibility and performance of the product infrastructure
• Champion an agile / iterative development approach
• Drive and optimise cost effective solutions
• Constantly promote a positive attitude to the whole company and its customers
• Good communication and writing skills

Skills Knowledge and Experience :

• Extensive experience in developing scalable web application in Ruby on Rails
• Detailed understanding of cloud infrastructure technologies (Azure / AWS)
• In depth knowledge of containerisation technologies
• Firm understanding of database technologies; PostgreSQL
• Comprehensive understanding of secure by design principles
• Significant experience in building scalable and performant RESTful APIs
• Good understanding of :
• HTML5 / CSS3
• Linux / OSX command line

Skills & Qualities :

• The ability to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with both your team and key stakeholders
• The ability to influence and motivate stakeholders and team members to achieve objectives
• The ability to offer technical guidance to team members and key stakeholders in order to deliver optimal product solutions
• The ability to adapt to change in any periods of change / disruption
• Must have a proactive positive open and collaborative approach to working with others in a team
• Must be open to learning new skills and selfdevelopment to drive both personal and team growth
• Must be comfortable in giving feedback at all levels with integrity as well as receiving it to build trust

Company Info

You may also have seen from our recent posts that we are excited to begin sharing our new company name Klipboard. Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is becoming Klipboard and our new brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution automotive retail rental transport management manufacturing and field service management. We have offices based across the world and we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing teams. Due to our growth over the last few years it is an exciting time to join us as we enter our next chapter! At Klipboard weve introduced a flexible hybrid work policy where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work.

As a global company we value and respect the diversity of our workforce aiming to empower everyone to embrace each others differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity equity and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation.

If you require any help adjustments and / or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team.

Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms and we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills we would love to hear from you!

To all recruitment agencies : Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CVs from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position / s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes. If you wish to be considered for our PSL then please email however please note we receive a high volume of requests and we are unable to accept them all

LIHybrid

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Continuous Integration,Docker,Jenkins,Python,System Design,Agile,C / C++,Go,Systems Engineering,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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