Senior Backend Engineer
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Job Description
Senior Backend Software Developer
Location: Hybrid (2-4 days in office/week)
Salary Range: ZAR 1.1 - 1.5 Million PA
Role Overview
We seek a Senior Backend Developer with a strong technical background and a passion for real-world problem-solving. Youll contribute to building a reliable low-latency athlete-and-ball tracking system used in training live broadcasts and officiating. This role focuses on enhancing our Golang backend working with APIs databases and asynchronous messaging while collaborating with engineers data scientists and sports scientists.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver reliable well-documented code.
- Develop and maintain APIs and data streams.
- Ensure feature suitability and interoperability with frontend and embedded systems.
- Support cloud ecosystem development and maintenance.
- Uphold quality through testing and CI/CD pipelines.
- Participate in an on-call rota.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of software development experience.
- Proficiency in Golang (or other strongly typed languages).
- Strong SQL skills (PostgreSQL preferred).
- Experience with Linux (cloud and local) AWS/GCP and CI/CD.
- Testing expertise (TDD/BDD) Git and effective teamwork.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Knowledge of network protocols (HTTP TCP/UDP WebSocket).
- Messaging protocols (MQTT/AMQP).
- Basic JavaScript/React or Python.
- Algorithms/math skills for data science collaboration.
- Startup or local application deployment experience.
Employment Type
Full Time
