Senior Software Engineer

ADP, Inc.; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Klipboard is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead delivery on our C# / .NET products (ASP.NET and Blazor) hosted on Azure, shaping how the team builds software in an AI-native way.

You will be hands-on and mentor engineers, drive Azure DevOps or Jira workflows, design AI-enabled features (Copilots, RAG, summarisation) and collaborate with Product, QA and Support on technical decisions. Hybrid work policy applies—the team splits three days in the office and two days at home.

Qualifications

• Deep C# / .NET experience in production systems.
• Hands-on with Azure services and AI tooling.
• Experience leading technical discussions and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of features on Azure.
• Set a high bar for code, architecture, testing, and security.
• Mentor engineers and promote AI tooling across the team.
• Collaborate with Product, QA and Support on cross-cutting decisions.

Skills

C# / .NET

Azure

Blazor

AI integration

REST APIs

Mentoring

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Azure OpenAI

LangChain

Job description

"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America. Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.

Klipboard is a global, growing business that embraces AI and emerging technologies to enhance customer outcomes, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We’re looking for people who are curious about or fluid with AI, open to change, and excited to learn how technology can improve the way we work and help our customers which is always supported by strong human insight and communication.

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead delivery on our C# / .NET products (ASP.NET and Blazor) on Azure, and to help shape how the team builds software in an AI-native way. You’ll be expected to operate at the frontier of AI-assisted development — selecting tools, designing agentic workflows, integrating LLMs into our products, and coaching the wider team on getting safe, high-quality output from AI. This is a technical leadership role: you will still be hands‑on, but your impact extends through the engineers around you.

Development Team Culture:

• Hybrid working pattern (3 office / 2 home)
• Collaborate with QA colleagues
• Emphasis on well-being and health & safety
• AI-assisted development is the default, not an exception

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and delivery of significant features and services on Azure
• Set the technical bar in code review, architecture, testing, and security
• Own and evolve our AI-assisted development practice — tooling choice, guardrails, prompt patterns, and team enablement
• Design and build AI-enabled product features (copilots, RAG, summarisation, structured extraction, agents) using Azure OpenAI and related services
• Drive Azure DevOps or Jira workflow, backlog shaping, and CI/CD pipeline design
• Mentor mid-level and graduate engineers; raise the floor on AI tooling across the team
• Engage with Product, QA, and Support on cross-cutting technical decisions
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis for production issues on your own

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Core Technical:

• Deep C# / .NET (including .NET Core /.NET 4.5 / .NET 8+), ASP.NET (ASPX), Xamarin Forms and Blazor in production
• WinForms with VB.NET
• WPF with C#.NET
• XAML with MVVM Architecture
• WCF (Windows Communication Foundation
• Strong SQL Server and data modelling skills
• SAP Crystal Reports
• DevExpress Controls
• REST and SOAP Based API’s
• Broad Azure experience (App Service, Functions, SQL, Storage, Key Vault, Service Bus, Application Insights)
• Track record using AI coding assistants (Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to ship real, production-quality work — and the judgement to know their limits
• Practical experience integrating LLMs into applications (Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, or equivalent)

Methodologies & Mindset:

• Strong grasp of Agile delivery and SDLC
• Deep, hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps or Jira (boards, pipelines, release management)
• Microservices, event-driven, and distributed systems design
• Opinionated — pragmatically — on when AI accelerates delivery and when it creates risk
• Can lead a technical discussion and land on a clear decision
• Effective mentor; gives high‑signal code review feedback
• Translates between engineering, product, and support audiences

Bonus Skills:

• Agentic / tool-using LLM patterns and their failure modes
• Containers and AKS; Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform)
• Security and compliance awareness (OWASP, data handling, PII in prompts)

Company Info

You may also have seen from our recent posts that we are excited to begin sharing our new company name – Klipboard. Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is becoming Klipboard and our new brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management. We have offices based across the world and we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing teams. Due to our growth over the last few years it is an exciting time to join us as we enter our next chapter! At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work.

As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other's differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation.

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