
Principle Engineer
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- R80,000-90,000 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance software solutions that align with business and customer needs.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring engineering teams, and fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and innovation.
- Champion best practices in software development, including code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact and recommending adoption where appropriate.
- Extensive experience in software development, with a strong background in designing and building complex, distributed systems.
- Proven leadership experience, with a track record of leading and mentoring engineering teams.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and technologies, with a deep understanding of software engineering principles.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a strategic approach to overcoming technical challenges.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Experience with cloud-based technologies and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, including Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins.
- Previous experience in a leadership or principal engineering role.
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- TypeScript
- NodeJS
- React
- Cloudflare CDN (including caching, security features, and workers functions)
- Docker
- AWS (including Lambda, ECS Fargate, Aurora Serverless, S3)
- PHP
- MySQL