Senior Backend Software Engineer

 

Recruiter:

Summit Africa Recruitment

Job Ref:

468509924

Date posted:

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa


JOB SUMMARY:
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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering or equivalent experience in software development.
  • 6+ years experience in a software development role for a senior-level position
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms

Experience in the following will be advantageous:

  • Python, JavaScript, React, jQuery, C#
  • MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL
  • Memcached, Redis
  • Message Brokers, Queues and PubSub systems (e.g. Kafka and RabbitMQ)
  • Containerisation (e.g. Docker)
  • Orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)
  • GitHub, Travis CI, Jenkins
  • AWS, GCP, Azure

 

 

 

 

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