Senior Software Engineer — Hybrid Delivery & Tech Leadership

Red Badger; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Badger is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our digital product delivery function. You will work across a range of technologies and projects, leading by example and getting hands-on with production code.

The role emphasizes collaborating with clients, mentoring teams, and delivering quality software in an agile setting. The position is hybrid with on-site work at Century City for 2 days a week, and involves shaping architecture, exploring new languages, and contributing to lean

Qualifications

• Experience with backend techs such as C#, Node.js, Go or Rust.
• Experience with both relational and non-relational databases.
• Knowledge of microservices, event sourcing, serverless or CQRS.
• Familiar with Docker, Kubernetes and infra-as-code.
• Experience with test automation and Lean/Agile practices.
• Strong collaboration in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise as part of a cross-functional delivery team.
• Apply modern development practices to ship high-quality software.
• Adapt to new languages and frameworks.
• Select the right tech and strive for simplicity.
• Support line-management journey and coach peers.
• Engage with clients to shape projects and move delivery forward.
• Upskill client teams in modern software practices.
• Own end-to-end delivery of user stories in Agile environment.

Skills

Backend tech

Databases

System architecture

Containers

Test automation

Agile practices

Collaboration

Tools

ElasticSearch

Redis

PostgreSQL

Terraform

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Red Badger is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our digital product delivery function. You will work across a range of technologies and projects, leading by example and getting hands-on with production code.

The role emphasizes collaborating with clients, mentoring teams, and delivering quality software in an agile setting. The position is hybrid with on-site work at Century City for 2 days a week, and involves shaping architecture, exploring new languages, and contributing to lean