Software Engineer

Webhosting; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

xneelo is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to work on large-scale hosting infrastructure. You will contribute to the engineering of backend systems that power our web hosting platform, focusing on reliability, automation, and scalability in a fast-paced, Agile environment.

Join autonomous teams responsible for delivering robust, high-quality software that delights customers and supports operations around the clock.

Responsibilities

• Solving interesting and large-scale backend technical challenges.
• Contributing to architectural decisions and process improvements.
• Collaborating with Product Owner and stakeholders to deliver robust solutions.
• Providing operational support when escalated by Client Services.

Job description

Job Description

At xneelo, it starts with purpose. We’re business enablers offering a hosting service for our customers to create and transact online. We spend each day working hard to retain the trust of our customers. Inspired by our brand promise ‘trusted in hosting’, we deliver a web hosting service that is reliable and consistent, focusing on infrastructure stability, good value and consistent service delivery.

Our backend software engineers make sure that when a customer hits a button in a Web application, magic happens on hosting infrastructure in a data centre somewhere in the world.

A large scale, mass-market hosting infrastructure is a complex beast requiring quality automation and processes to make sure it can scale and perform optimally, 24x7x365.

Product development at xneelo looks to the engineering of the backend infrastructure as a vital component of being able to delight our customers – by being part of transforming complexity into click-of-a-button simplicity.

We are passionate about frequent, iterative delivery of high-quality software and aim to build lasting solutions using Agile principles and the latest technology available.

We work together in autonomous teams that take full responsibility for their own part of the xneelo ecosystem and require an understanding of the Agile development philosophy.

Like what you hear? Well, let’s break it down:

Basically, you will be involved in

Solving interesting and large scale backend technical challenges

Being part of figuring out how we get better at what we do

Looking for opportunities to innovate and optimize

Understanding the needs of the customer in order to deliver innovative, robust solutions (In collaboration with the Product Owner and stakeholders of course)

Supporting the customer from an operational perspective when escalated by the Client Services team

You probably have a passion for

Programming, open-source Technologies and IT in general

Optimal systems and simple procedures

Agile development and a self-organizing team environment