Senior Software Engineer (IT)

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Senior Software Engineer

Our Client in Pretoria is seeking a SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join their team in Pretoria.

Please email cv and latest payslip to [email protected]

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, enhance and maintain software systems using Software Engineering practices and principles
  • Work with a team to design and implement enterprise and web applications
  • Write efficient, reliable and maintainable code, whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features or fixing bugs
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems and errors encountered across various systems/platforms
  • Analyse and optimise application code for efficiency, reliability and performance
  • Understand system architecture design and assisting architects and developers
  • Work with multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Embrace a highly collaborative team approach that rewards quality code and effective communication
  • Operate as a resource to less experienced Software Engineer/Developers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing
  • Stay current with the latest development best practices and technologies

Abilities:

  • Highly creative problem solver with excellent collaboration and communication skills
  • Effective analytical ability, debugging and troubleshooting skills
  • Ability to learn and adapt to unfamiliar technologies, both open-source and proprietary
  • Ability to clearly communicate with non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects

Qualifications:

  • Good SOA and micro-services architecture experience will be advantageous (Oracle OSB is currently used on a SOA project)
  • Experience with open-source Java technologies such as Spring, Maven
  • Experience with Java Script and Java Script frameworks such as AngularJ
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and Oracle databases
  • Experience with Telecommunications environments and integration with network elements advantageous

    • Required Education:

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field, OR related experience

    • Experience:

  • Proven experience in delivering Java Standard Edition and Java Enterprise Edition applications
  • Proven multithreading and concurrency skills highly advantageous
  • Extensive experience in producing, consuming and managing SOAP, REST and other HTTP APIs, including authentication, message queues and back-end service integrations
  • Experience with cloud services will be advantageous
  • Proven experience in developing and deploying on a Linux/Unix environment
  • Proven experience with designing and implementing databases
  • Experience using version control in a collaborative environment, specifically Subversion and GIT
  • Experience in agile development methodologies
  • Good understanding of system architecture and service deployment in a 24/7 environment

    • Additional Information:

  • Head office in Pretoria; project work at several client locations in Gauteng
  • Permanent position

    • Salary: Market related

    Posted 2026-01-12

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