Software Engineer: Full Stack II - Cape Town

Software Engineer: Full Stack II - Cape Town

About the job:

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology (ideal)
• 3+ years proven experience in both front- and back-end software development, project delivery and implementation (in relevant development technologies/language).
• Experience with modern front-end and back-end frameworks and technologies

Knowledge:

• Is able to apply advanced knowledge of the following:
• Advanced programming concepts
• Advanced algorithms and data structures
• Design Patterns
• Version Control
• Testing practices
• Database systems and query optimization (e.g., SQL, NoSQL)
• RESTful API design and integration
• Cloud computing platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Advanced Microservice and event-driven architectures
• Deployment using Kubernetes and containerization
• Responsive design principles and mobile-first development
• Front-end build tools and package managers
• Attract and relentlessly develop people (Departmental Contributor)
• Care and passion for people (Departmental Contributor)
• Earn and extend trust (Departmental Contributor)
• Inspire optimism and persistence (Departmental Contributor)
• Lead with the 'Why' (Departmental Contributor)
• Make decisions - faster and smarter (Departmental Contributor)
• Simplify and make it easy (Departmental Contributor)

Responsibilities:

• Works closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate business and technical requirements into solutions that meet client/business needs
• Produces solutions to complex business needs
• Creates well-designed solutions that balance client value with security, operations, resilience, performance, and cost
• Software development and systems integration
• Work with other software engineers and architects in developing components based on needs that support application functionality
• Optimise systems for maximum performance and scalability to handle increasing user loads
• Develop reusable code, APIs, and libraries for future use
• Share impact of code changes with product team
• Database management and application logic
• Implement and optimise database models and queries for efficient data storage and retrieval
• Write business logic and algorithms to handle complex data processing and application workflows
• Quality and testing:
• Implement and improve the organisation's development frameworks, patterns, and practices, with a particular focus on automated testing and CICD
• Perform testing with a strong preference towards developing automated testing scripts and procedures to ensure code robustness and reliability
• Practices secure coding practices (devsecops)
• Operational Excellence:
• Conduct investigations through troubleshooting and debugging to fix minor, major, and escalated bugs, promoting system stability
• Perform first and/or second level standby across environments for integration between internal systems and applications, as well as that of external service providers
• React to system monitoring and alerting events in a timely manner
• Assist capacity planning on infrastructure requirements, as well as stability and load tests to improve system performance and throughput
• Maintains, modifies, and upgrades existing solutions, recommending and implementing improved methods
• Learning and continuous improvement:
• Expected to develop and maintain proficiency in modern programming paradigms, patterns, and practices and apply or improve what is used by their delivery team (This will differ per delivery team)
• Software Engineer Level II forms part of a structured career progression model where the incumbent will be exposed to meaningful projects in order to develop their level of autonomy, decision making, and problem-solving skills