Software Engineer : Platform

3Ce7E51A-064A-41B3-B6Ae-6Ef2Dbfce362; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports entertainment company in Cape Town is seeking a Software Engineer - Platform & Reliability. This role involves enhancing platform integration and reliability through coding in C#/.NET and collaborating on infrastructure automation. Ideal candidates are experienced in Azure, Terraform, and CI/CD practices. The company offers a hybrid work model and various health and performance benefits.

Benefits

Health Support

Comprehensive Insurance

Performance Bonus

Hybrid Work

Qualifications

• Solid programming skills in C#/.NET or similar.
• Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to product codebases to improve observability and reliability.
• Drive adoption of monitoring tools and practices.
• Collaborate on automated infrastructure setup.

Skills

C#/.NET

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Networking fundamentals

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

At KingMakers, we're not here to follow the industry, we're here to define it. We are a proudly homegrown African company, building the future of sports and iGaming entertainment across the continent.

Since our launch in , we've created platforms that connect millions of fans to the excitement they love through our leading brands, BetKing and SuperSportBet. From Nigeria to South Africa, we've rapidly grown into a powerhouse, recognized for raising standards, pushing boundaries, and shaping what's next in our industry.

Our vision is bold: to be the home where Africa plays. Collaboration, innovation, and fearless execution define our culture.

Every decision is purposeful, every interaction impactful, and every product designed to serve our players and partners with excellence. We move fast, stay curious, and constantly raise the bar.

Our mission is to deliver entertainment with integrity, innovation, and impact — because great products can change how entire communities experience play. We're looking for a Software Engineer - Platform & Reliability who thrives at the intersection of coding and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Contribute directly to product codebases (primarily .NET and React) to improve observability, reliability, security, and platform integration.
• Drive adoption of OpenTelemetry (OTEL) by instrumenting services and building clear, actionable telemetry pipelines.
• Partner with engineering squads to design and automate infrastructure (Terraform, AKS, Azure) that scales with their products.
• Champion security best practices across code and infrastructure — from secrets management to least‑privilege access and secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Enhance monitoring, metrics, and dashboards in Grafana, ensuring signals are useful, not just noisy.
• Collaborate with teams on defining SLIs, SLOs, and alerting strategies to ensure world‑class reliability.
• Build tooling, automation, and libraries that make engineers faster and more productive.
• Act as a bridge between product engineering and platform engineering, advocating for best practices while staying hands‑on in the code.

Qualifications

• Solid programming skills in at least one major language — C#/.NET strongly preferred; Go, Python, or others also valued.
• Ability to design, review, and contribute code to production systems (please be ready to share examples of your work).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform), and container orchestration (Kubernetes, AKS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, ideally Azure DevOps.
• Practical understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP, HTTP, headers, debugging with tools like Postman).
• Knowledge of security fundamentals — including secure coding, cloud security, and identity/access management.
• Experience in medium‑to‑large engineering organisations where speed, reliability, and collaboration matter.
• Curiosity and self‑driven learning — you'll often be the one figuring things out first, then helping others succeed.

Nice to have

• Hands‑on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic, OpenTelemetry).
• Knowledge of databases (SQL Server, NoSQL systems).
• Exposure to Nginx or load balancing technologies.
• A security‑first mindset, with an eye for efficiency and performance.
• Experience collaborating across distributed or remote teams.

Expectations for fulfilling your role

At KingMakers, how we do things matters as much as what we do.

Values

• Customer First – Keep our customers at the center of every decision.
• Raise the Bar – Push for better, smarter, more innovative solutions.
• Operate with Candor – Be open, honest, and direct, always playing the ball, not the person.
• Build Together – Collaborate across teams and borders to win as one.
• No Hesitation, Never Reckless – Move fast, take bold steps, but never compromise on responsibility.
• Speed & Iteration – Value momentum, continuous learning, and progress over perfection.

Benefits

• Health Support: A monthly allowance to invest in your health and wellbeing.
• Comprehensive Insurance: Extra protection and peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Future Planning: Employer contributions towards your long‑term financial security.
• Performance Bonus: Discretionary rewards that celebrate your impact.
• Convenience at Work: Free reserved parking at the office.
• Hybrid Work: A flexible arrangement with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote each week.