Software Engineer

OfferZen; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

OfferZen is seeking a Software Developer to join the engineering team for a hands-on backend-focused role with frontend contribution as needed. You will build APIs, shape domain logic, and implement integrations supporting device connectivity and customer-facing features.

The role emphasizes design of scalable backend services, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and collaboration with Product and Embedded teams to deliver robust software in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of professional software development in Agile teams.
• Strong backend with C#/.NET, ASP.NET Core (Web APIs), RESTful APIs, and TypeScript.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (Entity Framework Core a plus).
• Hands-on cloud experience, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep preferred), CI/CD (Azure DevOps preferred), Docker, and container platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, secure backend services, APIs, and service integrations.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.
• Collaborate with Product and Embedded Engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, contribute to root cause analysis.
• Review code, mentor others, and help shape engineering standards.

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Job description

We're assisting our client, a growing SaaS platform company, and are looking for a Software Developer to join their engineering team.

About the Role

This is a hands-on, primarily backend-focused role with frontend contribution where needed — you'll build APIs, shape domain logic, and implement integrations supporting device connectivity and customer-facing features.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, secure backend services, APIs, and service integrations
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
• Collaborate with Product and Embedded Engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Investigate and resolve production issues, contribute to root cause analysis
• Review code, mentor others, and help shape engineering standards

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Required Skills

• 3+ years of professional software development experience in a collaborative, Agile team environment
• Strong backend skills with C#/.NET, ASP.NET Core (Web APIs), RESTful APIs, and TypeScript
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (Entity Framework Core a plus)
• Hands-on cloud experience, preferably Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep preferred), CI/CD (Azure DevOps preferred), Docker, and container platforms
• Understanding of multi-tenant SaaS/PaaS architecture, availability, and scalability

Preferred Skills

• Event-driven architecture, DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing
• Experience with Azure IoT Hub, Event Hubs, SignalR, Key Vault, or Redis
• Experience building highly available, resilient, multi-tenant platforms
• SaaS/startup/scale-up experience preferred.