Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

The SeniorSoftware Engineer role is a hands-on developer, potentially with full-stack experience.You will become a subject matter expert for the South African team and help influence its expansion in becoming an innovation technology hub for Nexis Solutions. In addition to writing code on complex systems and applications, you should expect to participate in pull requests as both author and reviewer, brainstorm new approaches, and generally contribute to the innovation of the team.

Responsibilities

Interface with other personnel or team members to identify solutions to customer problems.

Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.

Troubleshoot and resolve problems.

Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex proposed solutions and translate them into working software.

Participate in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.

Operate in various development environments (Agile, Kanban, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.

Mentor and / or train more junior software engineers, ensuring they become knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.

Contribute and encourage new ideas to foster innovation and improvements.

Requirements :

• 5+ years of Software Development experience
• Computer Science degree or equivalent experience required
• Languages and tools similar to C#, Angular, JavaScript, React, Java, SQL, NoSQL, Linux, AWS, Kubernetes
• Experience in agile software methodologies with good understanding on data modelling principles
• Experience in interfacing competently with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Successful track record with event-based systems using Kafka, SQS, or similar
• History of creating or maintaining CI / CD pipelines
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience including senior and executive management, customers, etc.
• Strong problem-solving experience involving leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot / diagnose complex project issues.