Software Engineer

Black Pen RecruitmentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

30+ days ago

Job description

Our client is an innovative pay-as-you-go solar startup. They make life better for everyday households in Africa where they build amazing tech to help bring access to energy internet and opportunity to people who otherwise wouldnt. Our client is a dynamic hardworking team that values flexibility and focuses on results over office hours. They are resourceful and budget-conscious whether they are travelling or working. They believe in resilience self-reliance and long-term sustainability. With our client your career growth is driven by your ambitions from expanding your role to exploring new areas of the business.

Role Overview

The role is multi-faceted in that it involves far more than pure software development. We are looking for a candidate with rigorous and structured thought and the discipline to deliver exceptional tech projects but with an interest in learning business finance and operational skills.

Location : Cape Town

Candidate Location : South Africa

Work Type : Hybrid

Job Type : Full time / Permanent

Salary : $1 100 - $2 500 CTC per month

Requirements

0-3 years of software engineering experience business systems analyst systems engineer or credit data scientist
Experience in any of the following industries : fintech payments retail banking credit e-commerce logistics IT Telecommunications Banking BPO finance or SaaS
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineer Maths Stats Actuarial Science
Tertiary qualification from UCT Stellenbosch or WITS
2 years of experience in SQL
Experience in HTML5
Experience in Python
Experience in Advanced Excel

Responsibilities

Drive commercial effectiveness through strategic technology solutions that align with business goals.

Utilise both front-end and back-end development skills to build and maintain robust applications.

Develop manage and optimise APIs and microservices to enhance system functionality and integration.

Design and implement system architecture that supports scalability performance and security.

Focus on user experience design to ensure intuitive and engaging interfaces for end users.

Additional Information

They pay USD denominated salary (set in USD converted on payment date paid into SA account post PAYE)

Annual cash bonus based on company and personal performance (0-60% of annual base)

Opportunity to partake in ESOP after 12 month based on personal performance

Team to spend at least 50% of their time in the office (Waterfront) you can choose days hours etc.

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,Data Structures,JavaScript,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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