Senior Back End Engineer at Shoprite Group of Companies

Purpose of the Job    

• The Software Engineer II is responsible for analysing, designing, developing, implementing, and testing medium to high-complexity back-end services and applications.
• The role builds scalable, efficient, and secure Go-based systems that support enterprise channels and operational platforms. It includes diagnosing and resolving transactional data issues, contributing to integration solutions, applying Go-specific concurrency patterns, and supporting existing services.
• The engineer collaborates with systems designers, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned to business and technical standards.

Job Objectives    

Back-End Development & Engineering:

• Design, develop, and implement Go-based backend services and APIs for enterprise channel and high-volume systems.
• Write clean, maintainable, idiomatic Go code using appropriate design patterns and concurrency mechanisms (including goroutines and channels).
• Build modular, testable components aligned to organisational frameworks, engineering standards, and secure coding practices.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute solution alternatives for medium to high-complexity engineering challenges.

Systems Analysis & Solution Design:

• Conduct system analysis on medium to high-complexity services, integrations, and data flows, particularly within enterprise channel environments.
• Translate technical and business requirements into scalable back-end architectures using Go, microservices, distributed patterns, and modern integration techniques.

Testing, Quality & Performance:

• Develop and maintain Go-specific unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure system reliability.
• Participate in peer code reviews to ensure adherence to Go best practices, performance requirements, and engineering quality standards.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across Go services, including transactional data anomalies, integration failures, and concurrency-related defects.

Service Integration & Deployment:

• Investigate and analyse integration requirements for Go-based services and support system interoperability across applications.
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and front-end teams to enable seamless deployment, containerisation, CI/CD automation, and operational readiness.
• Support production systems, troubleshoot data-related issues, and implement enhancements to improve system stability and performance.

Documentation & Continuous Improvement:

• Produce technical documentation for Go services, including solution designs, sequence diagrams, interface definitions, and configuration details.
• Contribute to engineering practice improvements, coding standards, and continuous learning initiatives.

Qualifications    

• Diploma or Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field – (essential)

Experience    

• 4 years’ experience in software engineering or a similar role – (essential)
• Experience with Go unit, integration, and performance testing – (essential).
• Experience building RESTful APIs, backend services, and system integrations – (essential).
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and database optimisation – (essential).
• Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based version control – (essential)

Knowledge and Skills    

• Proficiency in Go (Golang), including concurrency (goroutines, channels), modules, and Go tooling – (essential)
• Understanding of secure coding principles and modern security practices – (essential).

Closing Date    

• 2026/03/17