Principal Software Architect - Cloud & Backend

BETSoftware; Durban; On-site; ZAR 780 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A software development company in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead architectural decisions and backend development efforts. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software development, including technical leadership and a strong command of C# and .NET. This role involves mentoring teams and ensuring high-quality software production, with a focus on security and compliance.

Qualifications

• A completed or studying towards a degree or Diploma in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of software development experience, with 5+ years focused on specialist tech stack systems.
• Technical leadership experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of designing high-level architecture for critical systems and services.
• Lead the development of robust, maintainable backend solutions using C# and .NET Core.
• Ensure all software solutions follow secure coding standards and regulatory compliance requirements.

Skills

C#

.NET

SQL

AWS

Azure

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Dynatrace

Grafana

Splunk

DataDog

Education

Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Datadog)

Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

CI/CD pipeline tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)

Job description

A software development company in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead architectural decisions and backend development efforts. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software development, including technical leadership and a strong command of C# and .NET. This role involves mentoring teams and ensuring high-quality software production, with a focus on security and compliance.