Job title : Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) – Remote
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : October 29, 2025
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ENVIRONMENT :
A leading web hosting company is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join its team. In this role, you will tackle complex, large-scale backend challenges while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.Your responsibilities will include designing and developing backend software and APIs, implementing object-oriented programming using languages such as Ruby, and developing software within a Linux / Unix environment.Additionally, you will leverage containerization platforms like Docker or Kubernetes to enhance system performance and scalability.DUTIES :
Solving interesting and large scale backend technical challengesBeing part of figuring out how they get better at what they doLooking for opportunities to innovate and optimizeUnderstanding the needs of the customer in order to deliver innovative, robust solutions (In collaboration with the Product Owner and stakeholders of course)Supporting the customer from an operational perspective when escalated by the Client Services teamYou probably have a passion for :
Programming, open-source Technologies and IT in generalOptimal systems and simple proceduresAgile development and a self-organizing team environmentSharing ideas and innovationSolving interesting and large scale backend technical challengesBeing part of figuring out how they get better at what they doLooking for opportunities to innovate and optimizeUnderstanding the needs of the customer in order to deliver innovative, robust solutions (In collaboration with the Product Owner and stakeholders of course)Supporting the customer from an operational perspective when escalated by the Client Services teamREQUIREMENTS :
Your qualifications include :
BSc majoring in Computer Science will be advantageous, however, your ability to demonstrate your track record of writing quality backend software is what ultimately countsA minimum of 4+ years of software development experienceMinimum of 2 years supporting a large scale application in an operational capacityIf your experience includes the following, it would be great :
Thinking like a hacker and diving into the security details of the software you’ve builtExperience with Rancher, Docker Swarm or other container orchestration platformsUnderstanding of database design and performance tuning (MySQL, Redis, etc.)Experience with DevOps on a Linux based platformExperience with system administration on a Linux based platformATTRIBUTES :
Effective communicationSelf-motivation and self-managementLife-Long LearningICT jobs