Senior Associate Developer – C#/.NET
Senior Associate Developer – C#/.NET
Cape Town | R700,000 – R745,000 CTC
Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Associate Developer to join their IT team in Cape Town.
This is an opportunity for a seasoned C#/.NET developer to play an important role in the modernisation of a business-critical logistics platform, working across legacy and modern Microsoft technologies.
We are looking for someone who can do more than develop and maintain applications. You should be comfortable designing code architecture, applying sound development principles and taking ownership of solutions through the development and deployment lifecycle.
The role
You will be involved in:
Designing, developing and maintaining enterprise applications using C# and .NET
Modernising legacy VB.NET, .NET Framework and Windows Services into modern C#/.NET solutions
Designing application architecture and applying appropriate software development principles and patterns
Developing and maintaining ASP.NET MVC, APIs and IIS-hosted applications
Working extensively with Microsoft SQL Server, including stored procedures, functions, indexing, performance tuning and troubleshooting
Using Azure DevOps for source control, branching, pull requests, pipelines, builds and deployments
Supporting CI/CD and automated testing practices
Troubleshooting production issues, performing root-cause analysis and implementing sustainable solutions
Working closely with developers, business stakeholders and other technical teams
What we're looking for
You will need:
7+ years' relevant software development experience
Strong C# and .NET development experience
Experience across .NET Framework and modern .NET/Core
Proven experience modernising or migrating legacy applications
Strong understanding of software architecture, design principles and development standards
Seasoned Azure DevOps experience – this is important
Advanced SQL Server experience, including performance optimisation
Experience with ASP.NET MVC, Web API and IIS
Strong debugging, troubleshooting and production support capability
Experience working in an Agile development environment
Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Advantageous
Experience with any of the following would be beneficial:
Azure Key Vault
Microsoft Graph API
Azure Artifacts / NuGet
MAUI / Xamarin
SSIS / SSAS / Crystal Reports
BizTalk / EDI
K2 / Nintex Automation
Docker / containerisation
Azure cloud services
What will set you apart
We are particularly interested in developers who have progressed beyond simply delivering code and can demonstrate technical ownership — particularly in architecture, development standards, DevOps and solving complex production problems.
Please note that we will only consider applicants who meet the minimum requirements outlined above. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please regard your application as unsuccessful.