Senior Software Engineer — Remote (Telecoms, SA)

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Performance bonus

Professional growth & online courses

Access to cutting-edge tools

Job summary

Placements24 is hiring a Senior Software Developer for a fully remote role within South Africa. You will design, build, test, and deploy advanced software solutions for the telecom sector, collaborating with product managers, architects, and engineers across a distributed team.

You will mentor junior developers, ensure thread-safe, scalable code, and stay ahead of industry trends. A strong background in cloud platforms and RESTful APIs is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience in telecoms.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, C++, or Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software applications and services for the telecommunications sector.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to define requirements and designs.
• Write clean, well-documented, maintainable code in multiple languages.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and reliability across distributed systems.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing components.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to process and tool improvements in development workflows.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in software and telecoms.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance.
• Ensure security and integrity of software systems.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Go

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is hiring a Senior Software Developer for a fully remote role within South Africa. You will design, build, test, and deploy advanced software solutions for the telecom sector, collaborating with product managers, architects, and engineers across a distributed team.

You will mentor junior developers, ensure thread-safe, scalable code, and stay ahead of industry trends. A strong background in cloud platforms and RESTful APIs is essential for success.