Senior Software Engineer

Dijkstrack Ltd.; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Dijkstrack in South Africa is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong C#/.NET expertise to join our growing engineering team. You’ll work on enterprise-scale applications and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software that solves real business challenges.

This hands-on role involves influencing technical decisions, mentoring junior engineers, building RESTful services, and contributing across the full development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of commercial software development experience.
• Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Based in South Africa.
• South African citizen or holds current PR.
• Work remotely from anywhere in South Africa.
• Permanent employment with long-term career growth.
• International projects using modern technologies.
• Collaborative, supportive engineering culture.
• Opportunities to work across industries and solve meaningful technical challenges.
• Continuous learning and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality software applications.
• Build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers and QA Engineers.
• Lead architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
• Review code and drive engineering best practices across the team.
• Troubleshoot, optimise and improve existing systems.
• Contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

RESTful APIs

SQL

Agile methodologies

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

At Dijkstrack, we partner with some of the world's leading organisations to build innovative, scalable software solutions. We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong C#/.NET expertise to join our growing engineering team.

If you're passionate about clean code, solving complex problems, and working with talented people, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll work on enterprise-scale applications used by organisations across multiple industries. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build and deliver high-quality software that solves real business challenges.

This is a hands-on development role where you'll influence technical decisions, contribute to modern architectures, and mentor junior engineers as you continue to grow your own skills.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality software applications.
• Build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers and QA Engineers.
• Lead architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
• Review code and drive engineering best practices across the team.
• Troubleshoot, optimise and improve existing systems.
• Contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle.

What We're Looking For

• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and software design principles.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience working with Git and modern development workflows.
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to microservices and distributed systems.
• Frontend experience with Angular or React is advantageous.
• Experience working on enterprise-scale applications.

What You'll Need

• 6+ years' commercial software development experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering.
• Based in South Africa.
• South African citizen or hold current PR.
• Work remotely from anywhere in South Africa.
• Permanent employment with long-term career growth.
• International projects using modern technologies.
• A collaborative, supportive engineering culture.
• Opportunities to work across a variety of industries and solve meaningful technical challenges.
• Continuous learning and professional development.

If you're looking for your next opportunity and want to work with a team that values great engineering, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or reach out for a confidential chat.

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