Principal .Net Software Engineer at Deimos

We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer, who is highly proficient in DotNet, to join our Professional Services team. You will build software solutions across a multitude of domains, ensuring that each project is done with scalability, maintainability, performance, security, and operational excellence in mind. 

You will be expected to fill the role of a technical lead while providing guidance and mentorship within the team. You will work closely with the Scrum POs, Engineering Managers and Directors to ensure quality across all projects Deimos participates in. You will collaborate with other leads to constantly improve our processes, technologies, and architectures.

This role does not entail managing people directly, but it does entail managing the quality of the work output at Deimos. You will report to a Director of Software Engineering who is on a mission to deliver high-value projects built to the best of our ability.

What you will be doing:

• Design, implement, deploy and document robust, scalable, maintainable, high performing and operationally excellent software solutions.
• Build distributed services that will be containerized in a docker environment.
• Lead the decision making for choosing and implementing new tools, frameworks, and processes.
• Direct the technical implementation of complex architectures. 
• Write and maintain comprehensive automated test suites.
• Design API interfaces for services.
• Debug, test, review, and write code that is idiomatic and efficient.
• Apply security best practices.
• Provide mentorship and guide the team on best technology practices to be followed and contribute to their technical development.
• Collaborate with the leadership team to constantly improve the software engineering practices at Deimos and foster a culture of engineering excellence.

What you must have:

• At least 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading software engineering teams.
• Highly proficient in DotNet
• Strong background in database technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or DynamoDB.
• Excellent knowledge of, and proven experience with, cloud-based technologies such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Demonstrated background in building microservices and decomposing monolithic applications.
• Proficiency in building highly scalable, highly available systems.
• Proven ability to work independently and autonomously as well as within a team.

What would be nice to have

• Production experience in implementing Domain Driven Design, in both strategic and tactical design
• Experience giving talks at conferences and meetups
• Experience modernizing monolithic services
• Experience in working with corporate stakeholders

About you

For us to achieve our ambitious vision together as a team, It is important for our Martians to lead at all levels, be self starters who take initiative and put their hands up for challenging tasks. A growth mindset is important to us and we encourage all our Martians to openly share knowledge, support and help each other, ask questions, get creative with new technologies and learn from setbacks.

Becoming a Martian means:

• Comfortably working and learning from a fully remote, culturally diverse team based predominantly in South Africa and Nigeria.
• Being an open, honest and respectful communicator.
• You enjoy asking questions, identifying areas of improvement and proposing solutions, no matter your job title or whether you have been with us for a day, a month or years!
• You are comfortable taking initiative and operating independently.
• You thrive in a fast paced environment, where change is constant.
• You find it exciting to work with various clients, from different industries, each with a different problem for you and your team to solve.
• Intentionally sharing tech and industry trends that excite you with your peers.
• Seeking continuous feedback and actively taking steps to continuously grow personally and professionally.