Senior C#/.NET Core Architect & Tech Lead

BETSoftware; Durban; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

BETSoftware is seeking an experienced software engineering leader in Durban to drive solution design, architecture, and delivery across complex systems. You will mentor developers, ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing applications, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with engineering standards.

Role emphasizes SDLC governance, DevOps alignment, and strong communication with stakeholders to deliver robust software solutions. On-site work in KwaZulu-Natal is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience within a development environment.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and software project management.
• Demonstrated leadership/mentoring skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience with SQL/databases.
• Experience with C#, .NET Core and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Couchbase, RabbitMQ and Kafka is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions aligned to approved architectures and engineering standards.
• Ensure scalability, resilience, performance, and DevOps alignment.
• Define delivery goals aligned to development methodology.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and constraints impacting delivery.
• Evaluate options to optimize value and timelines.
• Communicate plans, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders.
• Maintain plans through agreed communication channels.
• Solution delivery & performance optimization.
• Deliver solutions meeting requirements, objectives, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure accuracy, reliability, and performance targets are met.
• Build efficient solutions without unnecessary complexity.
• Ensure code is reviewed, compliant, and improves the codebase.
• Optimise system resource usage and capacity.
• Maintain compatibility and stability across integrated systems.
• Usability & user experience: Deliver intuitive, efficient, and user-friendly solutions.
• Design clear, logical user flows and interfaces.
• Enable ease of learning through intuitive navigation.
• Minimise user errors through safeguards.
• Ensure accessibility, consistency, and user appropriateness.
• Reliability & resilience: Ensure stable performance under defined conditions.
• Reduce defects from design, requirements, or implementation gaps.
• Build fault-tolerant, resilient solutions.
• Enable data recovery and service restoration.
• Minimise downtime and operational disruption.
• Support scalability and system evolution.
• Implement diagnostics, traceability, and error handling.
• Support incident resolution and stability improvements.
• Security & data protection: Protect data in storage, processing, and transmission.
• Enforce access controls and safeguard integrity.
• Enable logging, auditing, and traceability.
• Apply secure development standards across the lifecycle.
• Maintainability & supportability: Build solutions that are easy to maintain and extend.
• Develop modular, reusable components and documentation.
• Enable proactive monitoring and fault detection.
• Minimise defects and maintain overall system quality.
• Testing, QA & deployment: Enable automated/manual testing, QA before release, and proper deployment assets.
• Ensure compatibility across environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Operations for releases.
• Incident management & operational support: Support teams to reduce escalations.
• Assist during incidents and contribute to SOPs.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Accountability & Ownership

Continuous Improvement

Adaptability & Learning Agility

Attention to Detail

Customer Focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

C#

.NET Core

RESTful APIs

SQL/Databases

Couchbase

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

BETSoftware is seeking an experienced software engineering leader in Durban to drive solution design, architecture, and delivery across complex systems. You will mentor developers, ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing applications, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with engineering standards.

Role emphasizes SDLC governance, DevOps alignment, and strong communication with stakeholders to deliver robust software solutions. On-site work in KwaZulu-Natal is expected.