Senior Software Developer

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit.

Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Software Developer to be based in Umhlanga, Durban
. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or similar field (advantageous).
• At least 5 years’ experience within a development environment.
• Knowledge of design principles and fundamentals of architecture.
• Demonstrated leadership/mentoring skills.
• Detailed knowledge of the SDLC and management of software projects.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or similar field (advantageous).

• Actively contribute to design and planning meetings, discussions and documentation.
• Design solutions using most appropriate approved architectural pattern.
• Ensure design patterns used are increasing the organisational levels of high-volume transactional performance, resilience, automation and innovation.
• Ensure design meets best practices and are Test, Dev Ops and Support friendly
• Identify and establish objectives for self and team.
• Set objectives/goals based on the team’s chosen software development methodology to successfully complete projects.
• Consider all reasonable factors, impediments and obstacles.
• Identify potential alternative strategies and refactor approach for maximum benefit within the shortest possible time.
• Formulate supporting plans and communicate with others in terms of dependencies and impact.
• Publish plan to, peers and stakeholders through agreed methods.

• Deliver a complete solution which covers all the agreed specified tasks and user objectives Deliver a correct solution which provides the correct results with the needed degree of precision.
• Deliver an appropriate solution which facilitates the accomplishments of specified tasks and objectives comprehensively yet excluding unnecessary steps.
• Ensure checked in code is reviewed to ensure standards are met and the code base is sound.
• Deliver a solution in which throughput rates & response and processing times meet stated requirements.
• Deliver a solution in which effective/efficient resource utilisation of system resources occurs during operation.
• Deliver a solution which ensures the maximum operational capacity requirement is achieved or exceeded.
• Deliver a solution which can effectively/efficiently exchange information with other products, systems or components.
• Deliver a solution which performs efficiently and can co-exist with other solutions and does not have a detrimental impact on other solutions.

• Ensure the user/s of the solution can achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction.
• Ensure the…