Senior Software Engineer

National Oilwell Varco; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 450 000 - 650 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy services company in Cape Town is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to develop and deploy innovative software products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in object oriented programming and solid understanding of software design principles. You will work closely with the product team to create cloud-based services that enhance engineering processes and simulation models, in a dynamic agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in object oriented and/or functional programming language.
• Solid understanding of algorithms, software design principles and design patterns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Hands-on experience in agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product team to collect requirements and verify design feasibility.
• Transform high-level application requirements into performant and extensible architectural designs.
• Model complex engineering processes in software.
• Code, document, and deploy APIs for internal consumption (REST, AMQP, etc.).
• Build high performance services to collect edge data for reporting and simulation software.

Skills

Object oriented programming

Functional programming

Algorithms

Software design principles

Verbal communication

Written communication

Agile development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

.NET

Job description

NOV ReedHycalog is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of tools and equipment used by the energy industry. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team based in Cape Town. In this role you will be responsible for the development and deployment of software products to internal customers. The software engineer will work closely with the product team to create technical cloud-based services in support of engineering, manufacturing, and wellbore physics simulation.

What you'll be doing:

• Work closely with product team to collect requirements and verify design feasibility
• Transform high-level application requirements into performant and extensible architectural designs
• Model complex engineering processes in software
• Code, document, and deploy APIs for internal consumption (REST, AMQP, etc.)
• Build high performance services to collect edge data that will be incorporated into our reporting and simulation software.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent software engineering experience)
• Strong proficiency in an object oriented and/or functional programming language
• Solid understanding of algorithms, software design principles, and design patterns
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hands-on experience working in agile development environments

Preferred experience:

• Experience with energy, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering software tools
• Experience deploying infrastructure as code
• Familiarity with .NET (C#, F#)
• Proven ability to build and scale production-grade applications

Why NOV?

At NOV, we build solutions that power the world. As part of our team, you’ll contribute to groundbreaking software used in real-world drilling, design, and manufacturing environments—where your work makes a visible difference. Grow your skills. Expand your impact. Help shape the future of intelligent energy systems.

Apply Now and help us drive innovation from code to field.