Senior Back- End Python C# Software Engineer - Sandton - …, Cape Town

If you're a passionate

Back-End Software Engineer

who thrives in a high-performance environment and enjoys building scalable, modern systems, this opportunity is your next big career move.

Join a team where your work directly impacts how millions of South Africans manage their financial lives.

Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology

6+ years' proven experience in back-end software development using

.NET (C#)

and

Python

for enterprise-grade applications

Experience designing, developing, and maintaining

microservices

and

event-driven architectures

in production

Strong experience architecting and implementing cloud solutions on

AWS

(EKS, Lambda, RDS, MSK, S3, ElastiCache)

Hands‑on experience automating infrastructure using

Terraform

and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Practical experience building and maintaining

CI/CD pipelines

for automated builds, testing, and deployments

Exposure to observability practices (metrics, logging, tracing) and modern monitoring tools

Demonstrated collaboration with cross‑functional teams (DevOps, QA, Product, Architecture)

Experience mentoring junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and contributing to engineering standards

Core Technical Expertise

Strong programming skills in

C# (.NET 7/8/9)

and

Python (FastAPI)

Deep understanding of AWS services (IAM, EKS, RDS, MSK/Kafka, Lambda, ElastiCache)

Advanced

Terraform

proficiency (modules, state, environment provisioning)

Solid grasp of microservices,

REST/gRPC APIs , and event-driven design

Database proficiency:

PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL

Strong

CI/CD

knowledge (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)

Excellent understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools:

Instana, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry

Position Details Reference Number:

GZ60946

Type:

Permanent

Location:

Sandton

Salary:

Up to

R1.3m per annum , negotiable based on experience and capability

To apply,

contact Garth at or call

011 463 3633

to discuss this and other exciting opportunities.

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