Software Engineer: Back-End III

The Back-End Software Engineer III plays a critical role in designing and building scalable, secure, and high-performing backend systems that power our enterprise applications. You will work within a cross-functional team to deliver end-to-end solutions, from architecture and development to deployment and monitoring. At this level, you will also mentor junior engineers, contribute to engineering standards, and ensure best practices across the software development lifecycle.

• Education (Minimum) Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• Education (Ideal or Preferred) A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology

• 6+ years of proven experience in back‑end software development using.
  NET (C#) and/or Python for enterprise‑grade applications.
• Hands‑on experience designing, developing, and maintaining microservices and event‑driven architectures in production environments.
• Proven track record in architecting and implementing cloud solutions on AWS
  , including services such as EKS, Lambda, RDS, MSK, S3, and Elasti Cache
  .
• Experience in automating infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform and Git Ops workflows (ArgoCD, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins).
• Practical experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation.
• Exposure to observability practices (metrics, tracing, logging) and maintaining system health using monitoring tools.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams (Dev Ops, QA, Product, Architecture) to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.
• Previous involvement in mentoring junior engineers
  , conducting code reviews, and contributing to engineering standards.

• Strong programming skills in C# (.NET 7/8/9) and Python (FastAPI).
• Deep understanding of AWS cloud services (IAM, EKS, RDS, MSK/Kafka, Lambda, Elasti Cache).
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (modules, state management, environment‑specific provisioning).
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture
  , REST/gRPC APIs
  , and event‑driven design
  .
• Proficiency with databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, SQL Server, MySQL).
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, Jenkins).
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Instana, Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry).

• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills