Senior Software Engineer- Stellenbosch at Kerridge Commercial Systems South Africa

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated software engineer to join our dynamic team. As a software engineer at our company, you will play a crucial role in designing, building, and maintaining modern cloud native applications and services. You will be given the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and frameworks to help us build our next generation of scalable, highly-performance solutions. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other developers, to gather and analyse requirements, and translate them into working technical solutions
• Be responsible for the design, development, testing, and deployment of modern cloud native web applications and APIs
• Demonstrate a high level of software craftsmanship, commitment to quality, and a conscientious approach to work
• Utilise modern design principles and best practices to produce, clean, secure and maintainable code
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of source control tools such as Git, GitHub, and Azure DevOps, as well as the concepts of Branching, Merging and Pull Requests
• Be comfortable working with databases, including PostgreSQL and MS SQL Server, to help develop highly efficient and scalable data storage solutions
• Have a DevOps mindset, and actively participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes
• Conduct comprehensive testing, and be comfortable with the concepts of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, to ensure first class software quality and reliability
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to cloud native development 

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in the following:
  • C#, NuGet and XUnit
  • .NET Core and ASP.NET Core
  • Visual Studio and VS Code
  • Source Control (using Git, GitHub and Azure DevOps)
  • Databases and data storage (using PostgreSQL, MS SQL and Redis)
  • Containerization (using Docker)
• Experience in developing cloud native web applications and APIs
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and design patterns
• Good understanding of cloud computing concepts and cloud-native development principles
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Continuous learning mindset and a passion for technology 

Beneficial Skills

• Knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Knowledge of JavaScript (with a focus on ES6 and modern JavaScript frameworks such as Ember, Angular and React)
• Understanding of Azure or other popular Cloud provider