Senior Software Engineer - Fintech Platform & Scale

ATS Client; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks

Monthly team connects

On-site Barista

Medical aid subsidy

Group Risk Insurance

Generous paid annual leave

Birthday leave

Learning and Development opportunities

Mentorship programme

Quarterly team building

Community initiatives

Access to cutting edge technology – Oz

Ozow Tech Stack

Job summary

Ozow, a leading South African fintech, invites a Senior Software Engineer to join a hands-on, collaborative team in Cape Town. You will develop with .NET 8 C#, Javascript, ReactJs, HTML, and CSS, work with Postgres and MSSQL (EF/NHibernate), and leverage NoSQL stores like Redis and MongoDB.

Experience with AWS or Azure, Docker, and modern CI tools will help you scale high-availability web applications. You'll participate in code reviews, drive architectural changes, and align technologies across

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of work-related experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer.
• Ideally have an IT Diploma or Degree.
• Ability to develop software in .Net 8 C#, Javascript, ReactJs, HTML, CSS and other programming languages (polyglots preferred).
• Excellent knowledge of Postgres, Mssql technologies (EF, NHibernate).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as Redis, Riak, MongoDB, and others.
• Experience developing web applications, with a good understanding of how the web works.
• Proven experience in high-scale applications and an understanding of the practices and approaches that are employed in scaling applications beneficial.
• Experience with unit testing, knowledge of applying test-driven development beneficial.
• Understanding DevOps principals and how to apply them practically beneficial.
• Experience in cloud services preferred – AWS, Azure.
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Appveyor) highly beneficial.
• Experience working with agile methodologies – a true believer.

Responsibilities

• Participate in regular code reviews.
• Standardise technologies, approaches, and architectures across teams.
• Active engagement with the development teams on all areas of software development.
• Liaise with agile coaches and product owners to resolve team impediments.
• Drive architectural changes in projects and deliver on initiatives.
• Understand interdependencies of work items and teams.
• Monitor and improve the software development process and resolve production issues promptly.

Skills

Collaboration

Inclusion

Leadership

Adaptability

Curiosity

Education

IT Diploma or Degree

Tools

.NET 8

C#

Javascript

ReactJS

HTML

CSS

PostgreSQL

MS SQL

EF/NHibernate

NoSQL (Redis/Mongo)

AWS

Azure

Docker

TeamCity

Octopus Deploy

AppVeyor

Job description

Ozow, a leading South African fintech, invites a Senior Software Engineer to join a hands-on, collaborative team in Cape Town. You will develop with .NET 8 C#, Javascript, ReactJs, HTML, and CSS, work with Postgres and MSSQL (EF/NHibernate), and leverage NoSQL stores like Redis and MongoDB.

Experience with AWS or Azure, Docker, and modern CI tools will help you scale high-availability web applications. You'll participate in code reviews, drive architectural changes, and align technologies across