Senior Software Engineer (IT)

Senior Software Engineer

Our Client in Pretoria is seeking a SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join their team in Pretoria.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance and maintain software systems using Software Engineering practices and principles
• Work with a team to design and implement enterprise and web applications
• Write efficient, reliable and maintainable code, whether implementing architectural improvements, user‑facing features or fixing bugs
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems and errors encountered across various systems/platforms
• Analyse and optimise application code for efficiency, reliability and performance
• Understand system architecture design and assist architects and developers
• Work with multiple competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Embrace a highly collaborative team approach that rewards quality code and effective communication
• Operate as a resource to less experienced Software Engineer/Developers, providing an open learning environment for cross‑team knowledge sharing
• Stay current with the latest development best practices and technologies

Abilities

• Highly creative problem solver with excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Effective analytical ability, debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to learn and adapt to unfamiliar technologies, both open‑source and proprietary
• Ability to clearly communicate with non‑technical stakeholders
• Ability to juggle multiple projects

Qualifications

• Good SOA and micro‑services architecture experience will be advantageous (Oracle OSB is currently used on a SOA project)
• Experience with open‑source Java technologies such as Spring, Maven
• Experience with Java Script and Java Script frameworks such as AngularJ
• Experience with PostgreSQL and Oracle databases
• Experience with Telecommunications environments and integration with network elements advantageous

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field, or related experience

Experience

• Proven experience in delivering Java Standard Edition and Java Enterprise Edition applications
• Proven multithreading and concurrency skills highly advantageous
• Extensive experience in producing, consuming and managing SOAP, REST and other HTTP APIs, including authentication, message queues and back‑end service integrations
• Experience with cloud services will be advantageous
• Proven experience in developing and deploying on a Linux/Unix environment
• Proven experience with designing and implementing databases
• Experience using version control in a collaborative environment, specifically Subversion and GIT
• Experience in agile development methodologies
• Good understanding of system architecture and service deployment in a 24/7 environment

Additional Information

• Head office in Pretoria; project work at several client locations in Gauteng
• Permanent position

Salary

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