Senior Software Engineer - Lead, Mentor, Build Scalable Systems

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 720,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their core engineering team in Kimberley, South Africa. You will design, develop, and deploy robust, scalable software solutions while mentoring junior engineers and driving architectural decisions.

You will collaborate with product managers and teammates to define requirements, write clean, well-documented code, and resolve performance issues in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, C#, or Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Excellent problem-solving and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable and reliable software applications.
• Collaborate with product managers and other engineers to define software requirements and specifications.
• Contribute to architectural design discussions and drive technical decision-making.
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and maintainable code.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and performance issues.

Skills

Java

Python

C#

Go

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their core engineering team in Kimberley, South Africa. You will design, develop, and deploy robust, scalable software solutions while mentoring junior engineers and driving architectural decisions.

You will collaborate with product managers and teammates to define requirements, write clean, well-documented code, and resolve performance issues in a fast-paced, innovative environment.