Mid / Senior Software Engineer and Architect
Boardroom AppointmentsCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Posted January 5, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Boardroom Appointments, founded in 1989, is a global talent solutions provider delivering recruitment, contract staffing, project staffing, temporary employment, training, HR consultancy, and expatriate mobility services across Africa, EMEA, the Americas, and Europe. Leveraging a deep industry focus that spans FMCG, finance, manufacturing, oil & gas, healthcare, logistics, IT, renewable energy, retail, agriculture, government, and call‑center services, the firm custom‑builds solutions that match each client’s unique talent needs. With a worldwide candidate database and a team of seasoned recruitment and HR professionals, Boardroom Appointments offers end‑to‑end services—from executive search and people analytics to payroll outsourcing and workforce management—ensuring seamless, high‑quality placements that let clients concentrate on their core business. Their distinctive value lies in a partnership model that blends industry expertise, data‑driven insights, and a culture of passion and professionalism to deliver flawless, long‑lasting results.
Job Description
Mid / Senior Software Engineer and Architect job based in Cape Town, South Africa, requiring 4+ years of software engineering experience, strong analytical and leadership skills, and experience with cloud-based systems and DevOps principles.
Requirements
- 4 or more years of software engineering experience with commercially successful systems in fintech, payments, retail banking, credit, e-commerce or logistics
- Recent experience in architecture and technical leadership of projects within these industries
- Demonstrated expert knowledge and management of a mission critical, 24x7 production system
- Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills, to identify and troubleshoot system and integration challenges
- Excellent leadership, communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with technical and non-technical teams
- Experience in cloud-based systems
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-code, rapid and collaborative code pipelines and other DevOps principles