Senior Golang Developer

South Africa; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled software developer to join their dynamic team. This role involves developing and maintaining innovative software products, leading the application lifecycle, and implementing best practices to ensure high-quality systems. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with talented professionals, and contribute to exciting projects that impact users positively. If you are passionate about software development and eager to make a difference, this position offers a fantastic opportunity for growth and development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of software development experience is essential.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, and RESTful services.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the application lifecycle from planning to deployment.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable systems using best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.

Skills

API's

Microservices

RESTful

SQL Development

Git

Docker

Golang

Cloud AWS / Azure

Debugging

Performance Testing

Education

Course or Certificate in Programming

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Cloud Lambda

CloudFront

ECS

EC2

S3

Job description

Job Purpose: Developing and maintaining software products and solutions offered by the company.

Minimum education (essential): Course or Certificate in Programming

Minimum education (desirable): Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or similar)

Minimum applicable experience (years): 5 years working experience

Required nature of experience: Software development

Skills and Knowledge (essential):

1. API's
2. HTTP
3. Microservices
4. CORS
5. Authentication
6. Logging
7. RESTful
8. Databases
9. Analyzing query performance
10. Writing queries
11. Designing DB schemas
12. Creating indexes
13. SQL Development
14. Multiprocessing (threading / synchronization / locks)
15. Git
16. Programming
17. CI / CD
18. Docker
19. Golang
20. Queues
21. Debugging
22. Debug across multiple interconnected systems
23. Distributed tracing
24. Debug using application logs
25. Web browser console
26. Postman
27. Testing
28. Performance Testing
29. Mocking
30. Integration Testing
31. Unit testing
32. Cloud Lambda
33. CloudFront
34. ECS
35. Backups
36. EC2
37. S3
38. AWS / Azure
39. Networking
40. DNS
41. Networking - IPs, ports, subnets
42. Other Experience with JavaScript / TypeScript
43. HTML

Skills and Knowledge (desirable): Databases NoSQL

Analysis and Planning (30%):

Lead the application lifecycle (planning, design, development, deployment, ongoing maintenance), creating user stories and estimates, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Continuously research, evaluate, and integrate new technologies to optimize development efficiency and application performance.

Plan and design well-structured, reusable application architecture.

Introduce and implement best practices to ensure high-quality, maintainable systems.

Participate in project planning by providing accurate estimates, contributing to requirement documentation, and assisting in work breakdown structures for the team.

Lead the collection and documentation of user requirements, user story creation, estimation, and work plan development, ensuring clear communication of requirements.

Effectively prioritize, and manage dependencies to ensure timely completion, and switch contexts effectively when the need arises.

Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to solve problems, make recommendations, and discuss best practices.

Proactively identify and mitigate cross-functional and user facing risks, adapting as needed.

Track task and project progress within JIRA.

Development and Testing (40%):

Lead and participate in software development adhering to project plans, deadlines, and coding standards.

Develop and maintain high-quality, maintainable systems using efficient and reusable code according to best practices.

Use version control effectively and according to best practices, as well as backing up other work according to company standards.

Prepare and maintain comprehensive testing environments with clear examples and instructions.

Conduct initial testing and assist in developing testing plans to ensure applications meet specifications.

Implement and maintain automated tests and component libraries and contribute to team best practices.

Analyse systems to identify root causes of issues across systems, develop workarounds, and implement permanent fixes.

Deliver thoroughly tested, performance benchmarked, and functionally compliant work, ensuring readiness for deployment.

Deploy changes to the production environment following established procedures and supervise more junior team members.

Oversee, implement and maintain all DevOps processes, including CI / CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code as applicable to the team.

Take ownership of maintaining up to date and accurate code and system level documentation.

Collaborate with members of other teams to ensure timely integration between systems.

Reporting and Communication (10%):

Provide clear, timely, and insightful updates on project status, progress, risks, and potential problems to the line manager and stakeholders.

Prepare reports, manuals, and other documentation related to software status, operation, and maintenance.

Maintain accurate system and product change logs, release notes and notifications to other teams, according to company standards and team practices.

Offer expert insights and feedback on queries regarding relevant projects.

Collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders, by being available on appropriate communication channels with timeous, well-articulated responses.

Contribute to the team (10%):

Take ownership of projects and products, driving successful completion.

Actively participate in peer code reviews, provide constructive feedback, discuss best practices, and contribute innovative ideas to projects.

Collaborate with the team, and interface with other teams, to solve problems and ensure successful project and product delivery.

Lead and mentor the development team, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and growth-oriented environment through coaching, code reviews, knowledge sharing, and promoting best practices.

Identify opportunities for team growth and encourage skill development.

Contribute to the recruitment process by providing technical expertise.

Quality Management and Compliance (5%):

Lead the development of high-quality products that meet specifications, user requirements, best practices, deadlines, and regulatory compliance (e.g., FDA, CE, ISO).

Apply knowledge of the Quality Management System guidelines and its relevant processes to ensure quality and SOC2 compliance in the company's device- and other software.

Ensure all testing adheres to defined specifications and contributes to continuous improvement of existing applications.

Lead efforts to safeguard information and data in accordance with company policies.

Keep all supporting documents up to date.

Assist the team lead in keeping processes relevant and up to date.

Infrastructure & Database Administration (5%):

Design and implement new database structures and content, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.

Lead the maintenance of database integrity and efficiency through ongoing optimisation strategies.

Lead data restoration efforts when required, minimizing downtime and data loss.

Perform advanced and higher risk DevOps and Infrastructure as Code changes responsibly when the need arises.

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.