Software Engineer: Platform & Reliability

KingMakers; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital sports and gaming company is seeking a Software Engineer – Platform & Reliability to enhance product quality and reliability. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in C#/.NET, specifically in cloud environments like Azure, and participate in a fast-paced, collaborative setting to drive innovation. This role offers competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Health coverage

Hybrid work options

Qualifications

• Solid programming skills in at least one major language, preferably C#/.NET.
• Ability to design, review, and contribute code to production systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms, specifically Azure.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Contribute directly to product codebases to improve observability and reliability.
• Drive adoption of OpenTelemetry by instrumenting services.
• Partner with squads to design automated infrastructure.
• Champion security best practices across code and infrastructure.

Skills

C#/.NET

Go

Python

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Networking fundamentals

Security fundamentals

Observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Postman

Job description

Overview

At KingMakers, we’re transforming the digital sports and gaming industry across Africa. Our mission is simple but bold: to deliver unrivalled entertainment experiences to millions of passionate sports fans — online, offline, anytime, anywhere.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer – Platform & Reliability who thrives at the intersection of coding and infrastructure. This isn’t a traditional DevOps role — you’ll be embedded directly into product squads, contributing to their codebases, making pull requests, and helping teams level up their observability, reliability, and performance.

If you love learning new systems, enjoy writing production-grade code, and want to shape how engineering squads build, scale, and operate software, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

What we’re looking for

• 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. We live by our CROWNS values, and you’ll thrive here if you:

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

At KingMakers, your work will have a real impact. Here’s what makes us different:

• Shape the Future: Build systems that transform the way millions engage with sports and entertainment, making every interaction meaningful.
• Work Globally: Collaborate with exceptional talent from across the world in an inclusive and dynamic environment.
• Embrace Challenges: Take on exciting projects that push boundaries and allow you to grow as a leader in your field.
• Innovate and Thrive: Be part of a culture that celebrates bold ideas, values diversity, and prioritizes personal and professional growth.

What We Offer

At KingMakers, we believe great talent deserves great rewards. That’s why we offer competitive compensation packages designed to reflect your expertise and impact.

Our benefits are tailored to each location, ensuring they align with what matters most to our people. Whether it’s health coverage, hybrid work and perks, we strive to provide what you need to thrive – wherever you are.