Senior Software Engineer (Python)
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
Responsible for writing code, testing, and pushing to production independently. Mentors junior developers and participates in creating and executing integration level test plans.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent
- 8 years experience
- 5-8 years in professional software development
- Proven mastery of at least one OO programming language
- In-depth knowledge of networking, databases, data structures, algorithms, cloud computing, security, code design, distributed systems and testing
- Understands how to build solutions at scale without increasing technical debt
- In-depth understanding of coding best practices, system scalability, security and performance tuning
- Solid experience in relational databases
- Solid experience in issue tracking systems