Senior software engineer
Summary
Build and maintain enterprise web apps, REST APIs, mobile apps, and CRMs for a Cape Town fibre ISP, primarily using Python, PHP, and modern DevOps/cloud tools.
Job Overview
Octotel is an established and rapidly expanding Open Access Service Provider, specializing in Open Access & GPON connectivity. We are Cape Town’s largest Open Access Network focused on both Fibre To The Home (FTTH) and Business (FTTB). Our fibre network has passed over 350 000 homes and businesses in Cape Town. We offer a choice of services from over 65 of the country’s leading Internet Service Providers.
Job Information
Date Opened: 20/10/2025
Job Type: Full time
Industry: Software Development
Work Experience: 7 years
Education Level: Degree/B-Tech
City: Cape Town
Province: Western Cape
Country: South Africa
Postal Code: 7405
Where will the successful candidate fit in? We are looking for a fast learning, self‑driven, agile team‑player to join our Full Stack Software Engineering Team. If you enjoy problem‑solving and have big ideas that can make a difference, this might be the job for you.
Software Engineers in our team are responsible for researching, designing, developing and testing enterprise‑grade software. We build and maintain a host of Web Applications, REST Web Services, Mobile Applications and we have a strong Dev Ops culture doing our own Automation & Orchestration on our VMware Cloud Stack & EC2. We use mainly Python and PHP, but the language is no barrier for us, and we readily experiment with new tools & platforms to satisfy ever more complex business problems.
You will be working in a fast‑paced environment with a diverse team of passionate engineers with years of engineering experience across industries, tech stacks, and languages. We build awesome software that’s responsible for processing enormous amounts of transactions, our central position in the business sees us having to orchestrate a broad array of requirements for our many stakeholders. This makes for an incredibly complex, high‑pressure but engaging work environment that always presents new opportunities for reinventing ourselves and our systems.
Engineers who enjoy blurring their domain of responsibilities and occasionally cross over into Dev Ops, Project Management, User Experience, and Analysis among other things tend to do very well at Octotel.
Our Tech Stack
PHP
Python
Ruby
Go
Django
Flask
Rabbit MQ
VMware
EC2
Lambda
Apache Mesos
React
Bootstrap
Foundation
Kubernetes
Docker
Swagger
MVC
Debian
Vagrant
Chef
Ansible
Git
Jira
Confluence
My SQL
GIS
Geo Django
REST
Mobile App Development
Wordpress
Apache
Nginx
HAProxy
Varnish
What do we do all day?
Build Mobile Applications
Produce, maintain and integrate with various REST Web Services
Build and maintain Django & Python CRMs
Build and extend Finance & Accounting System
Systems analysis, planning and scoping
Engage with stakeholders for requirements gathering
Collaborate with other departments on projects and technical issues
Requirements
7+ years of relevant work experience using Python and PHP
Having held some kind of lead competency would be great
Evidence of implementation in new systems, tech, processes and methodologies
A true passion for software development
Proficient in modern programming languages with a focus on Python and PHP
Full software development life‑cycle experience
A relatively grounded understanding of automated testing platforms, such as unit testing and behavior‑driven development
Some knowledge of continuous integration or automated deployment, orchestration on the cloud with containerisations
A well‑grounded knowledge of source control (extra brownie points for Git and Gitflow)
A grounded understanding of OOP, MVC, DDD and other software development patterns
A solid foundation or sufficient exposure in working with MVC frameworks such as Rails, Cake, Code Igniter, Zend, Django
Experience in agile or other development methodologies
A grounded understanding of SOA (Micro Services) and Rest API
Grounded experience in working with & building REST APIs
Experience with large‑scale business‑grade software and heavily integrated systems
Articulate with good interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to work with a diverse array of people with different values and concerns
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to acclimate to new systems quickly, and easily transition between problems
Advantageous to have experience with Kubernetes and containerisation
Angular
Javascript
SQL
Experience building RESTful APIs
Experience with GIS systems would be advantageous
Benefits
Flexible working hours
Medical Aid
Gap Cover
Discounted Internet Connectivity
Free Barista‑prepared coffee, breakfasts and snacks
Employee Wellness Programme (ICAS) providing free 24/7/365 counselling and other health and wellbeing resources
Exposure to latest industry technologies and standards
A work environment that rivals the very best
Job Information
Date Opened: 20/10/2025
Job Type: Full time
Industry: Software Development
Work Experience: 7 years
Education Level: Degree/B-Tech
City: Cape Town
Province: Western Cape
Country: South Africa
Postal Code: 7405
Where will the successful candidate fit in? We are looking for a fast learning, self‑driven, agile team‑player to join our Full Stack Software Engineering Team. If you enjoy problem‑solving and have big ideas that can make a difference, this might be the job for you.
Software Engineers in our team are responsible for researching, designing, developing and testing enterprise‑grade software. We build and maintain a host of Web Applications, REST Web Services, Mobile Applications and we have a strong Dev Ops culture doing our own Automation & Orchestration on our VMware Cloud Stack & EC2. We use mainly Python and PHP, but the language is no barrier for us, and we readily experiment with new tools & platforms to satisfy ever more complex business problems.
You will be working in a fast‑paced environment with a diverse team of passionate engineers with years of engineering experience across industries, tech stacks, and languages. We build awesome software that’s responsible for processing enormous amounts of transactions, our central position in the business sees us having to orchestrate a broad array of requirements for our many stakeholders. This makes for an incredibly complex, high‑pressure but engaging work environment that always presents new opportunities for reinventing ourselves and our systems.
Engineers who enjoy blurring their domain of responsibilities and occasionally cross over into Dev Ops, Project Management, User Experience, and Analysis among other things tend to do very well at Octotel.
Our Tech Stack
PHP
Python
Ruby
Go
Django
Flask
Rabbit MQ
VMware
EC2
Lambda
Apache Mesos
React
Bootstrap
Foundation
Kubernetes
Docker
Swagger
MVC
Debian
Vagrant
Chef
Ansible
Git
Jira
Confluence
My SQL
GIS
Geo Django
REST
Mobile App Development
Wordpress
Apache
Nginx
HAProxy
Varnish
What do we do all day?
Build Mobile Applications
Produce, maintain and integrate with various REST Web Services
Build and maintain Django & Python CRMs
Build and extend Finance & Accounting System
Systems analysis, planning and scoping
Engage with stakeholders for requirements gathering
Collaborate with other departments on projects and technical issues
Requirements
7+ years of relevant work experience using Python and PHP
Having held some kind of lead competency would be great
Evidence of implementation in new systems, tech, processes and methodologies
A true passion for software development
Proficient in modern programming languages with a focus on Python and PHP
Full software development life‑cycle experience
A relatively grounded understanding of automated testing platforms, such as unit testing and behavior‑driven development
Some knowledge of continuous integration or automated deployment, orchestration on the cloud with containerisations
A well‑grounded knowledge of source control (extra brownie points for Git and Gitflow)
A grounded understanding of OOP, MVC, DDD and other software development patterns
A solid foundation or sufficient exposure in working with MVC frameworks such as Rails, Cake, Code Igniter, Zend, Django
Experience in agile or other development methodologies
A grounded understanding of SOA (Micro Services) and Rest API
Grounded experience in working with & building REST APIs
Experience with large‑scale business‑grade software and heavily integrated systems
Articulate with good interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to work with a diverse array of people with different values and concerns
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to acclimate to new systems quickly, and easily transition between problems
Advantageous to have experience with Kubernetes and containerisation
Angular
Javascript
SQL
Experience building RESTful APIs
Experience with GIS systems would be advantageous
Benefits
Flexible working hours
Medical Aid
Gap Cover
Discounted Internet Connectivity
Free Barista‑prepared coffee, breakfasts and snacks
Employee Wellness Programme (ICAS) providing free 24/7/365 counselling and other health and wellbeing resources
Exposure to latest industry technologies and standards
A work environment that rivals the very best