Senior Gemstone Engineer - AI-Driven Architect & Mentor

Concord EFS; Johannesburg; Presencial; ZAR 900 000 - 1 500 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Khonology seeks a Senior Gemstone Developer to design, develop and maintain Gemstone/S Smalltalk applications, leading technical initiatives and mentoring peers. You will optimise performance, integrate AI-enabled testing and monitoring, and contribute to architectural decisions across enterprise platforms.

The role emphasizes stability, scalability and collaboration with analysts, DevOps and infrastructure teams, while adopting modern deployment practices and secure design principles.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years’ experience in software development.
• 4+ years’ hands‑on experience with Gemstone/S Smalltalk or similar object‑oriented persistent environments.
• Proven experience working on enterprise‑scale systems in a production environment.
• Advanced understanding of object‑oriented design and design patterns.
• Experience with database design, persistent object stores and performance tuning.
• Strong debugging, profiling and system optimisation skills.
• Experience with version control systems (Git, SVN, etc.).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices.
• Exposure to AI‑assisted development tools or machine learning integration (advantageous).

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, test and maintain applications built on the Gemstone/S Smalltalk platform.
• Translate business and functional requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented and maintainable code aligned with best practices.
• Perform reviews and provide constructive technical feedback to team members.
• Optimise system performance, reliability and scalability of existing applications.
• Resolve complex production issues with robust fixes
• Incorporate AI-assisted tools for testing, monitoring, and optimisation to improve efficiency and resilience.
• Contribute to design decisions for new and existing platforms.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise architecture standards and security principles.
• Participate in technical design sessions and walkthroughs with stakeholders.
• Explore opportunities to embed AI-driven components for smarter automation and predictive capabilities.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards and version control practices.
• Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support testing, deployment and release processes for stable production environments.
• Use AI-driven tools to enhance code quality checks and anomaly detection.
• Work closely with business analysts, testers, DevOps, and infrastructure teams.
• Provide input to scoping, estimation and delivery planning.
• Convey complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior and intermediate developers.
• Act as a Gemstone Subject Matter Expert within the team.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, documentation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Encourage awareness of AI tools and practices that can enhance productivity and innovation.

Conhecimentos

Gemstone/S Smalltalk

Object-oriented design

Mentoring

AI integration

Performance tuning

Team collaboration

Formação académica

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Git

SVN

CI/CD pipelines

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Khonology seeks a Senior Gemstone Developer to design, develop and maintain Gemstone/S Smalltalk applications, leading technical initiatives and mentoring peers. You will optimise performance, integrate AI-enabled testing and monitoring, and contribute to architectural decisions across enterprise platforms.

The role emphasizes stability, scalability and collaboration with analysts, DevOps and infrastructure teams, while adopting modern deployment practices and secure design principles.