Senior Software Engineer

Medium; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven parcel delivery company is seeking a skilled senior engineer to join their remote-first team. The role requires expertise in .Net/C# and experience with technologies such as Kubernetes and Stripe. The successful candidate will contribute to server-side development, participate in architectural decisions, and mentor junior developers. This position offers competitive pay and excellent career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Work on a modern and advanced technology stack

Support for open-source contributions

15 days of holiday per year

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience in software development or 5 years C# plus 3+ years in another OOP or functional language.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Server-side code development.
• Participate in architectural decisions within an agile team.
• Continue learning and mentoring.

Skills

C#

Automated testing

Kubernetes

IdentityServer

PostgreSQL

Stripe integration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or a math-related field

Job description

ParcelHero is one of the UK’s biggest parcel delivery price comparison sites. With over 5 million visitors a year, and over 100 remote employees worldwide, we’re a technology-driven company that’s going places, delivering innovative solutions to ensure exceptional customer care. As a forward-thinking and dynamic business, we offer excellent career growth opportunities.

In 2025, we will be rolling out worldwide our new TMS (Transport management solution) Parcelhero Pro, which enables retailers to pay a monthly subscription to centralise all orders and ship on their own carrier accounts using our cutting-edge shipping platform.

At ParcelHero, we foster a collaborative and innovative culture where every team member's voice matters. We're a fast-paced, remote-first company that values initiative, adaptability, and a strong sense of ownership. If you're someone who thrives in a dynamic, ambitious, and forward-thinking team, you’ll fit right in with us.

ParcelHero is looking for a skilled senior engineer to complement our 20 strong team. The successful candidate will be an expert in .Net/C#, and ideally with experience with Kubernetes, Domain Driven Design (DDD), Stripe, and IdentityServer. You must also be able to demonstrate expert knowledge of automated testing and show a passion in delivering high quality software.

You will be required to participate in an agile team to help design, develop and maintain our solution. Additionally, the successful candidate should be able to mentor junior team members and also evaluate and recommend new technologies and approaches.

Our remote-first culture is collaborative and innovative, where every voice is heard, and we encourage initiative, adaptability, and ownership. If you're a dynamic and ambitious individual looking for a forward-thinking team, ParcelHero is the right fit for you.

Why join?

• Work on a modern and advanced technology stack
• We support open-source contributions

Responsibilities

• Server-side code development
• Provide input in architectural decisions as part of an agile team
• Always continue learning!

Skills and Competencies - Must haves

• Min 8 years experience in C# or 5 years C# experience coupled with 3+ years experience at another OO or functional language.
• Excellent knowledge of automated testing (practice and theory)
• Hands-on experience integrating with Stripe and at least one other major payment service (e.g., Adyen, PayPal, Braintree).
• Experience with IdentityServer
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with PostgreSQL

Optional positives

• DDD knowledge and experience
• Event sourcing and\or CQRS
• Experience with EventStoreDB
• Experience debugging a system in production or very good knowledge of observability and good tracing \ logging practices.
• Experience with F# or a secondary server-side programming language

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or a math-related field; or equivalent work experience
• Excellent communication skills
• At least 8 years of software development experience

₱150,000 - ₱200,000 a month

8:30am to 5pm Mon-Fri (GMT).

15 days holiday per year.

You need a min 20 MB broadband line, and your own PC/Laptop and headset.