A vacancy exists for a Senior Python Engineer within the Micro Merchant Division, in Century City, Cape Town.

Our development team is growing in support of the exciting projects we have. You will be part of a cross-functional diverse team of talented individuals who are driving exciting innovation in the business.

We are curious, passionate, short on ego, and high on output. We love what we do and what we create. We value having great people on our team who are not only committed but share our core values and vision.

You will work on complex and challenging business requirements and gain exposure to diverse products and projects within an Agile environment. 

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Build, test and maintain high quality code that is efficient, easy to maintain, well documented and has a low defect count.
• Full engagement and participation in Scrum ceremonies, team meetings and technical discussions.
• Clear and unambiguous user stories, tasks and feedback on tickets.
• Assist with code reviews for more junior colleagues.
• Provide support to grads and junior colleagues.
• Demonstrate autonomy, independent problem-solving and trust within and outside the team.
• Deal with any unclear requirements and ambiguity and solve problems in an elegant and sustainable manner for the team.
• Produce clear, concise and comprehensive documentation.
• Champion key features and special projects as an SME and technical coordinator from start to release.
• Collaborate and co-ordinate across teams to manage technical execution, scope, dependencies and timing for complex initiatives.
• Contribute substantially to grooming, refinement and PI Planning.
• Contribute substantially to discussions relating to architectural decisions, reviews and strategy.
• Coach, mentor and unblock team-mates.
• Work towards certification and upskilling in relevant tech stacks and strategic technologies as our architecture evolves.
• Optimize code to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability in production environments.
• Proactively identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in codebases.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, balancing short-term needs with long-term code quality and maintainability.

In order to be considered for this position, the following requirements must be met:

• More than 5 years’ experience as a software engineer.
• Computer Science Degree or Engineering Degree with Computer Science, or equivalent qualifications.
• Proven experience and knowledge of Python and the Django framework.
• Frontend, Backend and Database design and development experience.
• Strong track record in Collaboration and Communication (including written).
• Full understanding of Agile Software Development and Scrum processes from a SWE POV.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, with experience in Github or Gitlab.
• Payments, transaction or Fintech experience would be advantageous.

Technical Competencies:

• MySQL
• Python
• Django
• Vue
• Bootstrap
• HTML5
• JavaScript
• Nginx
• Docker
• Git
• Elasticsearch