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 wouldn't. 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 traveling 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.
Job type: Full Time
Workplace: Hybrid
Location: Cape Town
Requirements
4+ years of software engineering experience, full stack engineer or mobile engineerExperience in any of the following industries: fintech, payments, retail banking, credit, e-commerce, logistics, IT, Telecommunications, Banking, BPO, finance or SaaSBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineer, Maths, Stats, Actuarial ScienceTertiary qualification from UCT, Stellenbosch or WITS1+ years of experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS)2+ years of experience in RESTful APIsExperience in Android operating systemExperience in Kotlin programming language
Responsibilities
Provide architectural and technical leadership for projects, ensuring alignment with business goals.Manage a mission-critical, 24x7 production system with expert knowledge and oversight.Utilize strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and troubleshoot system and integration challenges.Implement and maintain cloud-based systems to support business operations.Apply Infrastructure-as-Code principles, rapid and collaborative code pipelines, and other DevOps methodologies to enhance system efficiency and reliability.Utilize AWS serverless products and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation for system management.Engage in software development to achieve commercial outcomes and support business objectives.Understand and align with the business's primary commercial imperatives.Collaborate with in-country operations teams and sales networks to envision and implement technology solutions that support commercial goals.Design, build, test, maintain, and manage robust software solutions to enable team success and achieve the company's objective to serve customers effectively.
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 performanceTeam to spend at least 50% of their time in the office (Waterfront), you can choose days, hours etc.
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