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Paracon

Senior Software Developer (Level 1)

Paracon

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Junior position
  • Pretoria
  • Posted 15 Apr 2026 by Paracon
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2637164 - Ref 809650863980570
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About the position

Are you a seasoned engineer who views code as a craft? We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of high-quality, integrated software products. This isn't just a "coding" job-you will be the guardian of our technical standards, a mentor to the team, and the architect of our CI/CD pipelines.

You will work across "vertical slices" of our ecosystem-meaning you'll touch everything from Account and Balance APIs to our infrastructure-ensuring our systems are performant, compliant, and rock-solid.




Responsiblities



1. Architect & Design

  • Translate complex business needs into well-documented technical designs.
  • Ensure all products adhere to Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards (e.g., latest .NET LTS versions).
  • Actively identify and dismantle technical debt while ensuring no PII (Personally Identifiable Information) ever hits our databases.


2. Engineering Excellence

  • Develop, release, and maintain multiple integrated products.
  • Lead by example: Participate in and lead code reviews, ensuring performance and compliance are baked in.
  • The Campsite Rule: You leave every codebase cleaner than you found it.
  • Mentorship: Coach junior members through pair programming and deliberate practice.


3. Modern DevOps & Automation

  • Build and manage robust, fully

    Are you a seasoned engineer who views code as a craft? We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of high-quality, integrated software products. This isn't just a "coding" job-you will be the guardian of our technical standards, a mentor to the team, and the architect of our CI/CD pipelines.

    You will work across "vertical slices" of our ecosystem-meaning you'll touch everything from Account and Balance APIs to our infrastructure-ensuring our systems are performant, compliant, and rock-solid.



    What You'll Do



    1. Architect & Design

    • Translate complex business needs into well-documented technical designs.
    • Ensure all products adhere to Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards (e.g., latest .NET LTS versions).
    • Actively identify and dismantle technical debt while ensuring no PII (Personally Identifiable Information) ever hits our databases.


    2. Engineering Excellence

    • Develop, release, and maintain multiple integrated products.
    • Lead by example: Participate in and lead code reviews, ensuring performance and compliance are baked in.
    • The Campsite Rule: You leave every codebase cleaner than you found it.
    • Mentorship: Coach junior members through pair programming and deliberate practice.


    3. Modern DevOps & Automation

    • Build and manage robust, fully automated CI/CD pipelines.
    • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.
    • Master "Safe Deployment" strategies, including Blue/Green and Canary releases to minimize downtime.
    • Ensure 80%+ code coverage and rigorous quality gates.


    What You'll Bring

    • Education: A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
    • Experience: 4-6 years of professional software development experience.
    • Technical Depth: Deep understanding of .NET (or relevant stack), API integration, and database management (moving logic out of DBs into services).
    • Testing Mindset: Experience with automated functional and non-functional testing (LnP, T3, etc.).
    • Tooling: Familiarity with Terraform/IaC, YAML-based pipelines, and monitoring/alerting tools.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.
  • Master "Safe Deployment" strategies, including Blue/Green and Canary releases to minimize downtime.
  • Ensure 80%+ code coverage and rigorous quality gates.


Experience and Qualification

  • Education: A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
  • Experience: 4-6 years of professional software development experience.
  • Technical Depth: Deep understanding of .NET (or relevant stack), API integration, and database management (moving logic out of DBs into services).
  • Testing Mindset: Experience with automated functional and non-functional testing (LnP, T3, etc.).
  • Tooling: Familiarity with Terraform/IaC, YAML-based pipelines, and monitoring/alerting tools.

Desired Skills:

  • .NET (or relevant stack)
  • API integration
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Diploma

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Paracon

About the agency

Paracon facilitates the delivery of your business strategy through finding you the top ICT and technology talent. Our reputation, industry leadership and national reach enables us to empower our clients through attracting the ICT talent you need for your permanent and temporary employment workforce solutions. Paracon forms part of the Adcorp Group of Companies, an international parent company to a group of recruitment specialist brands who are engaged in the provision of comprehensive human capital; effective and efficient workforce management styles and skills development services. With ever-changing technology, choose us as your partner in the evolution of ICT talent. Trusted, experienced and dynamic in the way we do ICT talent management. Resourcing • Contracting recruitment: Utilising contractors allows you flexibility in your resourcing solutions. We manage all contract negotiation and administration through our professional and timeous processes. From short-term projects to long-term engagements, moving your business forward. • Permanent recruitment: Permanent placement of ICT professionals, includes full background checks and references. • Recruitment process: We will provide a tailored workforce managed solution, to search, source and identify talent to match the job specifications provided by our clients, Paracon is able to assess CVs via our various recruitment channels. Talent Development Talent Consulting PPM (Portfolio, Program and Project management services)

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