Staff Engineer - Portal Reports & Insights Lead

Bazaarvoice; eMakhazeni (Belfast); On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in eMakhazeni (Belfast) is seeking a Lead Engineer to design and implement high-performance Reporting and Insights applications. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in building distributed systems using open-source tools, strong leadership skills, and a background in cloud technologies. This role offers an opportunity to innovate and mentor within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building and supporting scalable, distributed systems using open-source tools.
• Strong analytical, technical, and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Experience with modern build tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement distributed, fault-tolerant systems for reporting and insights applications.
• Create high performance Reporting applications capable of running nearly 10k reports weekly.
• Lead software initiatives from conception to delivery and mentor talent.

Skills

Object Oriented programming languages

Scripting languages (Java, C++, Python, Ruby)

Agile methodologies

SQL queries

API frameworks (Spring Boot)

Cloud hosting providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Data visualization tools (D3.js, Tableau, Looker)

Excellent analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership and mentorship experience

Education

BSc in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Maven

Jenkins

GitHub

Job description

A leading technology firm in eMakhazeni (Belfast) is seeking a Lead Engineer to design and implement high-performance Reporting and Insights applications. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in building distributed systems using open-source tools, strong leadership skills, and a background in cloud technologies. This role offers an opportunity to innovate and mentor within a dynamic team environment.