.Net Developer Job Cape Town area,South Africa,Software Development

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced .NET Developer to take ownership of a modern, cloud-ready software platform that supports a nationally deployed, mission-critical service
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Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related field (strong commercial portfolio may be considered in lieu of a degree)
Proficiency in modern .NET (
version 6 or later, 8) – essential
5 or more years of commercial software development experience using C# and the .NET framework, with a track record of delivering and maintaining production systems
Strong practical experience with ASP.NET Core and RESTful API design (APIs consumed by web, mobile and third-party clients)
Solid experience with relational databases – PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server – including schema design, query optimization and Entity Framework Core
Proficiency with Git-based version control (branching strategies, pull requests) and CI/CD pipelines
Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum and experienced at onboarding to existing codebases through documentation, code reading and structured handover
Advantageous: experience with cloud-hosted / cloud-native environments, particularly AWS (EC2, RDS, S3 or equivalent) is advantageous.
Proficiency with Git-based version control workflows, including branching strategies, pull request reviews, and working within a CI/CD pipeline
Comfortable working within Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks, and experienced in onboarding to existing codebases through documentation review, code reading, and structured handover processes

Required Technical Skills

Development
C#
Modern .NET 6+, preferably including .NET 8
ASP.NET Core
RESTful API development

Databases

Strong relational database experience
PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server
Database/schema design
Query optimization
Entity Framework Core or similar ORM

Development Practices

Git-based version control
Branching strategies
Pull requests and code reviews
CI/CD pipelines
Unit and integration testing

Ways of Working

Agile/Scrum experience
Experience working with existing production codebases
Strong code-reading and troubleshooting ability
Comfortable with structured knowledge transfer and technical handovers

Advantageous

AWS experience, particularly:
EC2
RDS
S3
Other managed AWS services
Cloud-native application development
Experience supporting mission-critical or nationally deployed platforms
Experience taking ownership of an inherited/existing application
Technical leadership or mentoring experience

Requirements
Required Technical Skills Development
• C#
• Modern .NET 6+, preferably including .NET 8
• ASP.NET Core
• RESTful API development Databases
• Strong relational database experience
• PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server
• Database/schema design
• Query optimisation
• Entity Framework Core or similar ORM Development Practices
• Git-based version control
• Branching strategies
• Pull requests and code reviews
• CI/CD pipelines
• Unit and integration testing Ways of Working
• Agile/Scrum experience
• Experience working with existing production codebases
• Strong code-reading and troubleshooting ability
• Comfortable with structured knowledge transfer and technical handovers Advantageous
• AWS experience, particularly:
• EC2
• RDS
• S3
• Other managed AWS services
• Cloud-native application development
• Experience supporting mission-critical or nationally deployed platforms
• Experience taking ownership of an inherited/existing application
• Technical leadership or mentoring experience Qualifications & Experience
• 5+ years of commercial software development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with C# and .NET
• Proven experience delivering and supporting production systems
• Strong experience with ASP.NET Core and REST APIs
• Solid relational database experience
• Experience working within cloud-hosted or cloud-native environments
• Relevant degree in: o Computer Science o Information Technology o Software Engineering o or a related field