Senior Cloud Software Engineer - AWS & Distributed Systems

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a skilled software engineer to contribute to large distributed systems in an agile environment based in Johannesburg. The role emphasizes hands-on work with AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS), REST/SOAP web services, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).

You will troubleshoot issues, write clear documentation, automate routine tasks, participate in design reviews, and help deliver robust features across platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining large distributed systems in an agile environment.
• Strong AWS cloud experience (Lambda, S3, SQS, Step Functions, CloudWatch).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
• Experience with Web Services (SOAP/REST) and parsing JSON and XML data.
• Troubleshooting, documentation, and contributing to new features and functionality.
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate routine tasks and develop automation scripts.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Participate in planning, execution, and monitoring of platform upgrades, patches, and enhancements.
• Familiarity with code coverage best practices.
• Ability to work with internal and external technology resources.
• Write and review portions of detailed specifications for moderate complexity system components.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
• Knowledge of data manipulation languages.
• Knowledge of data storage subsystems.
• Knowledge of test-driven development.
• Ability to complete moderately complex bug fixes.

Responsibilities

• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Resolve technical issues as necessary.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments.

Skills

Distributed systems

AWS

CI/CD

Web services

JSON/XML

Automation

Documentation

Communication

Agile

Code reviews

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a skilled software engineer to contribute to large distributed systems in an agile environment based in Johannesburg. The role emphasizes hands-on work with AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS), REST/SOAP web services, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).

You will troubleshoot issues, write clear documentation, automate routine tasks, participate in design reviews, and help deliver robust features across platforms.