Software Developer Remote / Hybrid

Top Recruitment; Pietermaritzburg; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in Pietermaritzburg is looking for a talented Software Engineer to design innovative solutions and improve customer experiences. The ideal candidate has a degree in Computer Science or Engineering and over 3 years of software development experience. Join a dynamic team that values creativity, ownership, and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a software development role (any object-oriented language).
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions to assist business users.
• Architect and design solutions with the team.
• Drive for excellence to help foster a world-class engineering team.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Python

Object-oriented programming

Data-driven decision making

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

GitHub

Travis CI

Jenkins

Amazon EC2

Amazon S3

Job description

Software Engineer

One of South Africa's TOP online retailers is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer to join their young, dynamic, and hyper‑growth team.

Are you smart, creative, and hard‑working and want to join an awesome working environment in a "NEVER TO BE BORED" team?

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions to assist business users and improve customer experience.
• Architect and design solutions with your team.
• Keep up to date with technology trends, both locally and internationally.
• Apply creative thought processes to solve complex challenges at scale.
• Strong focus on making it the best place to shop at; a happy customer is a repeat customer.
• Drive for excellence to help foster a world‑class engineering team.
• Lead Python development (they will provide training if necessary).

Attributes Required

• Solutions‑oriented, can‑do attitude, and high energy.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions.
• Ability to dis‑aggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems.
• Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people.
• Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally.
• Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years experience in a software development role (any object‑oriented language).
• Excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object‑oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience with GitHub, Travis CI, Jenkins, Amazon EC2, and Amazon S3 is advantageous.

Environment

Employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer‑centric, fun, and have the shared ambition of being the leading e‑commerce company in Africa. They value ownership, teamwork, direct feedback, and continuous improvement. Doers, not merely thinkers, where execution matters.

Love what you do and what you are creating. Join this extraordinary team and explore yourself.