Software Engineer III

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town is seeking a skilled software engineer to help design and maintain large distributed systems in an agile environment.

You will work with AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS, Step Functions, CloudWatch), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar), and REST/SOAP Web Services, including JSON and XML parsing.

The role emphasizes proactive automation, collaboration with internal teams, and delivering robust code through reviews and best practices.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining large distributed systems in agile environments.
• Strong AWS cloud experience (Lambda, S3, SQS, Step Functions, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.
• Experience with SOAP/REST web services and JSON/XML parsing.

Responsibilities

• Interface with technical personnel to finalize requirements.
• Write and review detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Resolve technical issues as necessary.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments.

Skills

AWS cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Web Services REST/SOAP

JSON/XML parsing

Troubleshooting

Automation scripts

Communication skills

Agile development

Documentation

Code reviews

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

• A track record of success in developing and maintaining large distributed systems in an agile environment.
• Strong working experience working in an AWS cloud environment (Lambda, S3, sqs, Step Functions, Cloudwatch, etc)
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or similar Source code management tools.
• Experience working with Web Services (SOAP or REST) and parsing JSON and XML data.
• Troubleshooting and resolving customer issues, developing, and maintaining documentation, and participating in the development of new features and functionality.
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate routine tasks and contribute to the development of automation scripts.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Participate in the planning, execution, and monitoring of platform upgrades, patches, and enhancements.
• Familiarity of industry best practices code coverage.
• Ability to work well with internal and external technology resources.
• Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Knowledge of data manipulation languages.
• Knowledge of data storage subsystems.
• Knowledge of test-driven development.
• Ability to complete moderately complex bug fixes.
• A track record of success in developing and maintaining large distributed systems in an agile environment.
• Strong working experience working in an AWS cloud environment (Lambda, S3, sqs, Step Functions, Cloudwatch, etc)
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or similar Source code management tools.
• Experience working with Web Services (SOAP or REST) and parsing JSON and XML data.
• Troubleshooting and resolving customer issues, developing, and maintaining documentation, and participating in the development of new features and functionality.
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate routine tasks and contribute to the development of automation scripts.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Participate in the planning, execution, and monitoring of platform upgrades, patches, and enhancements.
• Familiarity of industry best practices code coverage.
• Ability to work well with internal and external technology resources.
• Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Knowledge of data manipulation languages.
• Knowledge of data storage subsystems.
• Knowledge of test-driven development.
• Ability to complete moderately complex bug fixes.

Responsibilities

• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Resolve technical issues as necessary.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments.