Senior Software Engineer (IT)

AtripleA recruitment & temps; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in South Africa is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance and maintain software systems. The ideal candidate will develop enterprise applications, troubleshoot issues, and embrace team collaboration. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field is required, along with proven experience in Java and cloud services. This is a permanent position based in Pretoria with a market-related salary.

Qualifications

• Experience with SOA and micro-services architecture is advantageous.
• Proven experience in delivering Java applications.
• Experience managing REST and SOAP APIs, including backend integrations.
• Experience with cloud services advantageous.
• Linux/Unix deployment and database design experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software systems using engineering principles.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across systems and platforms.
• Collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Troubleshoot issues across multiple systems and platforms.
• Analyse and optimise code for performance and reliability.
• Support architecture discussions with engineers and architects.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Share knowledge and promote quality code and collaboration.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster learning across teams.
• Stay updated with best practices and new technologies.

Skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Debugging

Adaptability

Communication with non-technical stakeholders

Microservices

PostgreSQL

Oracle

REST API

SOAP API

Linux/Unix

Git

Subversion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Spring

Maven

PostgreSQL

Oracle

AngularJS

SOAP

REST

Subversion

GIT

Linux/Unix

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Our Client in Pretoria is seeking a SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join their team in Pretoria.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance and maintain software systems using Software Engineering practices and principles
• Work with a team to design and implement enterprise and web applications
• Write efficient, reliable and maintainable code, whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features or fixing bugs
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems and errors encountered across various systems/platforms
• Analyse and optimise application code for efficiency, reliability and performance
• Understand system architecture design and assisting architects and developers
• Work with multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Embrace a highly collaborative team approach that rewards quality code and effective communication
• Operate as a resource to less experienced Software Engineer/Developers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing
• Stay current with the latest development best practices and technologies

Abilities

• Highly creative problem solver with excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Effective analytical ability, debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to learn and adapt to unfamiliar technologies, both open-source and proprietary
• Ability to clearly communicate with non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to juggle multiple projects

Qualifications

1. Good SOA and micro-services architecture experience will be advantageous (Oracle OSB is currently used on a SOA project)
2. Experience with open-source Java technologies such as Spring, Maven
3. Experience with Java Script and Java Script frameworks such as AngularJ
4. Experience with PostgreSQL and Oracle databases
5. Experience with Telecommunications environments and integration with network elements advantageous

Required Education

1. Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field, OR related experience

Experience

1. Proven experience in delivering Java Standard Edition and Java Enterprise Edition applications
2. Proven multithreading and concurrency skills highly advantageous
3. Extensive experience in producing, consuming and managing SOAP, REST and other HTTP APIs, including authentication, message queues and back-end service integrations
4. Experience with cloud services will be advantageous
5. Proven experience in developing and deploying on a Linux/Unix environment
6. Proven experience with designing and implementing databases
7. Experience using version control in a collaborative environment, specifically Subversion and GIT
8. Experience in agile development methodologies
9. Good understanding of system architecture and service deployment in a 24/7 environment

Additional Information

1. Head office in Pretoria; project work at several client locations in Gauteng
2. Permanent position

Salary

Market related