Senior Software Developer (C#) (Western Cape) at Flash Group

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works seamlessly with their team to solve complex technical problems within their area of expertise.
• Demonstrates exceptional proficiency in their engineering discipline, bringing depth and versatility to their craft.
• Consistently writes code recognized by peers as well-structured, efficient, and maintainable.
• Proactively enhances the areas of code they work on, leaving systems better than they found them by optimizing existing implementations.
• Takes responsibility for managing and executing deployments with precision and care.
• Share expertise on systems to empower the team and foster a culture of learning.
• Develops and maintains robust Disaster Recovery procedures to ensure system resilience and reliability.
• Works confidently with cross-functional teams (e.g., Design, Legal, Data, Risk) to effectively communicate the developer team's work and ensure alignment with broader organizational goals.
• Regularly mentors less experienced developers, providing constructive feedback on designs and technical approaches. Actively supports onboarding new developers to integrate them effectively into the team.
• Escalates issues beyond the scope of their team or individual work when necessary, ensuring successful resolution through appropriate channels. Tackles project or feature-level problems independently while seeking help promptly for unexpected challenges.
• Demonstrates expertise in non-functional aspects like accessibility, performance, and security. Advocates for and teaches these practices, helping others deepen their understanding.
• Works effectively and confidently, maintaining persistence in the face of ambiguity or uncertainty. Leverages company-wide resources to navigate complex situations.
• Actively contributes to improving system observability by identifying and addressing gaps in alerts and runbooks. Proactively enhances system stability through thoughtful improvements.
• Consistently delivers high-quality work, ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining the resilience to tackle challenges and blockers.

Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Have a minimum of 8 -10 years’ experience in software development.                       

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• C# .Net Core
• Sound knowledge of OO design principles and patterns.
• Experience in RESTful web services and 
• Experience with microservices architecture and design
• Experience with Relational DBMS.

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

• Java Spring Boot (Java / J2EE)
• MSSQL/Oracle
• OAuth 2.0 authentication
• Docker
• DevOps methodology including setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Unit and Integration Testing
• RabbitMQ
• Redis
• Azure Cloud Services 
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

COMPETENCIES / ATTRIBUTES:

• Problem solver 
• Ability to lead projects
• Ability to communicate about technology in non-technical terms to colleagues and client
• Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure