Senior Software Engineer

AiR; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Stellenbosch seeks a Software Engineer to build scalable systems focused on efficient bandwidth management. Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electronic Engineering, with a minimum of 3 years experience in C / C++ or GoLang. The role offers exposure to a collaborative environment, emphasizing learning and innovation in telecommunications technologies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Proven experience with C / C++ or GoLang.
• Familiarity with source control procedures (preferably Git).

Responsibilities

• Execute full life cycle software development.
• Translate requirements into software architecture and design.
• Write efficient, testable, and documented code.

Skills

C / C++

GoLang

Linux-based systems

Shell scripting

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electronic Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Grafana

Elasticsearch

Job description

Overview

Software Engineer

The role focuses on building next-generation scalable systems that manage capture bandwidth efficiently and minimise user interaction. The engineering team is working across areas such as internet traffic reduction, programmable switches, communication protocols, system control logic, and monitoring.

Team Culture

The environment is collaborative, learning-oriented, results-driven, and customer-focused. Agile and Scrum methodologies are followed, with exposure to a wide variety of technologies and opportunities to work with subject matter experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute full life cycle software development.
• Translate requirements into software architecture and design.
• Write well-designed, testable, documented, efficient code.
• Integrate software into hardware and existing platforms.
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.
• Document and maintain software functionality.
• Act as subject matter expert.
• Ensure compliance with project plans and industry standards.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Electronic Engineering with at least 3 years relevant experience.
• Proven experience with C / C++ or GoLang.
• Proficiency in Linux-based systems and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with source control procedures and systems (preferably Git).

Personal Attributes

• Willingness to gain in-depth knowledge of telecommunications technologies, procedures, and protocols.
• Innovative problem solver, critical thinker, detail-oriented.
• Strong communicator, able to challenge and contribute during design reviews.
• Self-starter, motivated, and collaborative.

Beneficial

• Masters degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience with distributed systems (databases, RPC, deployment, monitoring, configuration).
• Knowledge of telecommunications technologies.
• Exposure to Java, P4, VHDL, GRPC, Thrift, Grafana.
• FPGA design experience.
• Familiarity with Agile development and release processes.

Tech Environment

C++ GoLang Java Grafana Elasticsearch Salt Proxmox Jenkins Git MySQL PostgreSQL GRPC Thrift P4