Engineer III

Betway Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Betway Group in Pretoria, South Africa is seeking an experienced backend software engineer to drive scalable systems. You will work with .NET 8+ and C# 12+, own microservices design, and coach others in best practices.

The role emphasizes performance tuning, SQL Server, Elasticsearch, event-driven patterns with RabbitMQ/Kafka, and modern CI/CD with Azure DevOps. You will lead critical incidents and contribute to architecture decisions in a fast-paced regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend software development experience.
• Experience building and maintaining microservices at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of ORM trade-offs and performance tuning.
• Experience with SQL Server, indexing, and query tuning.
• Familiar with event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, Azure Service Bus).
• Ability to lead design discussions and influence architecture.
• Proven production ownership and incident response experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design discussions for microservices boundaries and interfaces.
• Own production incidents, post-mortems, and operational improvements.
• Drive architecture decisions and maintain backward compatibility.
• Mentor peers and promote best practices in engineering.

Skills

.NET 8+ / C# 12+

Microservices

SQL Server

Azure DevOps

Performance tuning

REST / gRPC

OpenTelemetry

Architecture & design

Tools

Dapper

EF Core

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Azure Service Bus

Job description

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Experience:

7+ years of backend software development experience

Experience building and maintaining microservices at enterprise scale.

Demonstrated impact on architectural decisions, mentorship, and system optimization.

Technical Expertise:

Platform & Languages:

• Expert‑level proficiency in .NET 8+ and C# 12+ (async/await, LINQ, performance tuning, reflection).
• Strong experience with Dapper / EF Core , including ORM trade‑offs and performance tuning.

Data & Search:

• Advanced SQL Server skills: query tuning, indexing, execution plans, statistics.
• Deep understanding of ACID, isolation levels, deadlocks, sharding, and partitioning. (Beneficial)
• Elasticsearch experience (indexing, search and aggregation performance optimizations). (Beneficial)

Architecture & System Design:

• Microservices design: boundaries, communication patterns, service reliability.
• Event‑driven architecture: RabbitMQ, Kafka, or Azure Service Bus.
• API design (REST / gRPC), backward compatibility, and versioning strategies.
• Strong ability to lead design discussions and influence architecture without formal authority.

DevOps, CI/CD & Observability:

• Advanced Azure DevOps pipeline design and release management.
• Understanding of modern deployment strategies (blue‑green, canary, etc.).
• Experience with logging, tracing, and performance monitoring (OpenTelemetry). (Beneficial)

Software Quality & Craftsmanship:

• Deep experience with testing automation across all testing layers.
• Strong understanding of SOLID principles, design patterns, and refactoring practices.
• Performance profiling, optimization, and debugging complex scenarios.

Production Ownership:

• Experience leading incident response, post‑mortems, and operational improvement efforts.
• Ability to maintain composure and lead through high‑severity production challenges.

Soft Skills & Professional Strengths:

• Excellent technical communication and ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong ownership mindset — you take responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks.
• Adaptability in a fast‑moving environment with changing priorities.
• Collaborative and team‑oriented, with strong cross‑functional communication.
• High attention to detail, especially in regulated environments.
• Proactive, solution‑driven, and resilient under pressure.

*Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.

*Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

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