Software Engineer: Full Stack III (Payments, AWS,C#) (Stellenbosch OR Sandton)

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton, Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven company is seeking a Level III Software Engineer specializing in full-stack development, particularly in electronic payments systems. The candidate will be responsible for all stages of the software development lifecycle, ensuring high-performance and scalable solutions. Ideal applicants should possess relevant tertiary qualifications and over 6 years of proven experience in diverse programming languages and frameworks, including AWS and C#. This role is integral to the team, requiring strong leadership in technical problem-solving and project delivery.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in both front- and back-end software development.
• Deep knowledge of advanced programming concepts and design patterns.
• Experience in developing payment systems and cloud platforms like AWS.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the full software development lifecycle from concept to deployment.
• Design, develop, and maintain both front-end and back-end components.
• Guide and support developers and stakeholders in resolution of engineering problems.

Skills

C#

AWS

GoLang

SQL

RESTful API design

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology

Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Kubernetes

Docker

Oracle

Postgres

Kafka

Job description

About the job Software Engineer: Full Stack III (Payments, AWS,C#) (Stellenbosch OR Sandton)

Purpose Statement

The development role resides within an electronic payments team. Payments experience would be advantageous e.g. ISO20022, EFT, Debicheck, PayShap, RTC, Card, Mobile Money or any other type of payment services.

The level III Software Engineer plays an integral part in a cross-functional team dedicated to the full software development lifecycle, from concept, to development to deployment and ultimately operating of each product. At this level, Software Engineers are responsible to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and enhance complex software systems and applications, considering scalability, performance and future requirements. Responsible to guide and support developers and stakeholders in scoping, progress, status and resolution of engineering problems.

The Full Stack Software Engineer plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining both front-end and back-end components of web applications and works on all layers of the application stack. They are therefore responsible for applying a holistic approach to building solutions that not only offer optimum performance, reliability, and scale but also create great client experiences.

Education:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Experience:

• 6+ 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 expert knowledge and develop others understanding 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
• C#
• AWS
• GoLang
• GitLab/GitHub
• Oracle
• SQL
• MQ/Kafaka
• Docker
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• Knowledge of cloud services like EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.

Containerization and Deployment:

• Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Deployment Pipelines (CI/CD) using GitLab or GitHub Actions
• Experience with deployment monitoring tools like Instana

Version Control:

• Git (GitLab/GitHub)

Message Brokers:

• Experience with message queuing technologies like Kafka or RabbitMQ

Additional Skills:

• Payment's domain experience, particularly in building payments systems
• Knowledge of Postgres for database management
• Familiarity with Oracle databases
• Understanding of Instana for monitoring and observability