Software Engineer: Full Stack II - Cape Town

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking a Software Engineer: Full Stack II based in Cape Town. This role involves collaboration with stakeholders to create solutions that meet business needs, utilizing advanced programming and cloud technologies. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in software development and a relevant qualification in IT. The position emphasizes continuous learning and operational excellence, with a strong focus on automated testing and system performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years proven experience in software development.
• Experience with modern front-end and back-end frameworks.
• Ability to optimize systems for performance and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Produce solutions to complex business challenges.
• Implement and improve development frameworks and practices.

Skills

Advanced programming concepts

Cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure)

Database systems and query optimization

RESTful API design

Responsive design principles

Kubernetes and containerization

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology

Job description

Software Engineer: Full Stack II - Cape Town

About the job Software Engineer: Full Stack II - Cape Town

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology (ideal)
• 3+ years proven experience in both front- and back-end software development, project delivery and implementation (in relevant development technologies/language).
• Experience with modern front-end and back-end frameworks and technologies

Knowledge:

• Is able to apply advanced knowledge of the following:
• Advanced programming concepts
• Advanced algorithms and data structures Design Patterns
• Version Control Testing practices
• Database systems and query optimization (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• RESTful API design and integration.
• Cloud computing platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Advanced Microservice and event driven architectures
• Deployment using kubernetes and containerization
• Responsive design principles and mobile-first development.
• Front-end build tools and package managers
• Attract and relentlessly develop people (Departmental Contributor)
• Care and passion for people (Departmental Contributor)
• Earn and extend trust (Departmental Contributor)
• Inspire optimism and persistence (Departmental Contributor)
• Lead with the "Why" (Departmental Contributor)
• Make decisions - faster and smarter (Departmental Contributor)
• Simplify and make it easy (Departmental Contributor)

Responsibilities:

• Works closely with stakeholders and cross functional team to translate business and technical requirements into solutions that meet client / business needs
• Produces solutions to complex business needs.
• Creates well designed solutions that balance client value with security, operations, resilience, performance and cost.
• Software development and systems integration
• Work with other software engineers and architects in developing components based on needs that support application functionality.
• Optimise systems for maximum performance and scalability to handle increasing user loads.
• Develop reusable code, APIs and libraries for future use.
• Share impact of code changes with product team.
• Database management and application logic
• Implement and optimise database models and queries for efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Write business logic and algorithms to handle complex data processing and application workflows
• Quality and testing
• Implement and improve the organisation's development frameworks, patterns, and practices, with a particular focus on automated testing and CICD.
• Perform testing with a strong preference towards developing automated testing scripts and proceduresto ensure code robustness and reliability.
• Practices secure coding practices (devsecops)
• Operational Excellence
• Conduct investigations through troubleshooting and debugging to fix minor, major and escalated bugs, promoting system stability.
• Perform first and/or second level standby across environments for integration between internal systems and applications, as well as that of external service providers.
• React to system monitoring and alerting events in a timely manner.
• Assist capacity planning on infrastructure requirements, as well as stability and load tests to improve system performance and throughput.
• Maintains, modifies and upgrades existing solutions, recommending and implementing improved methods.
• Learning and continuous improvement
• Expected to develop and maintain proficiency in modern programming paradigms, patterns and practices and apply or improve what is used by their delivery team. (This will differ per delivery team).
• Software Engineer Level II forms part of a structured career progression model where the incumbentwill be exposed to meaningful projects in order to develop their level of autonomy, decision making and problem-solving skills