At SovTech, we believe the future of software lies in the talent, innovation, and creativity found on the African continent. Headquartered in South Africa, our team of highly-skilled engineers, designers and strategists span the continent, tapping into Africa's diversity to fuel a collaborative culture of disruptive thinking and technical excellence.For over a decade, we have been pioneering world-class software development for a global audience, with a mission to become Earth's leading software company from the world’s fastest growing continent.
We design and develop solutions that empower our clients to digitally transform and thrive globally and are the leading custom software development company from Africa that, like any great tech company, was founded in a garage. SovTech has now grown to more than 300 of the best software engineering experts, building world-class platforms for growing businesses across four cities on three continents. We are always actively searching for the continent's most talented and driven techies to join our growing team- those who benchmark themselves against the best on the planet and wake up hungry to master their craft and continue advancement.
Position details:
Location: Hybrid, Cape Town
As a Senior Software Engineer at SovTech, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing web applications using various frameworks and libraries. Your responsibilities will include:
➔ Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other developers to understand requirements, prioritize tasks, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
➔ Write efficient, clean, and reusable code in Golang, Java, Typescript, and other related technologies to implement front-end and back-end solutions.
➔ Integrate web applications with various third-party APIs and web services, ensuring smooth data exchange and functionality.
➔ Optimize application performance and scalability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the system.
➔ Work closely with the database team to design and implement database schemas, queries, and optimizations in MySQL.
➔ Utilise AWS cloud services to deploy and manage web applications, ensuring high availability and reliability.
➔ Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development methodologies, processes, and tools to increase productivity, quality, and efficiency.
➔ Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in the applications, providing timely resolutions.
➔ Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and technologies related to web development, cloud computing, and software engineering
