Software Developer at Nathan Claire Africa

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a talented and driven Software/Solutions Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and deliver technology solutions that power NCG\'s monitoring, analytics, and automation platforms. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, and maintain software components for NCG\'s Edge platform.
• Build and integrate APIs, microservices, and data pipelines to support monitoring and analytics workflows.
• Collaborate with solutions architects and consultants to deliver clientfacing digital transformation projects.
• Participate in technical scoping, solution design, and proofofconcept development.
• Ensure code quality through peer reviews, automated testing, and documentation.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and contribute to continuous platform improvement.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in observability, automation, and AI/ML operations.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Software Developing, or a related technical discipline. A Master\'s degree is an advantage.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in a product or platform engineering environment.
• Strong proficiency in two or more languages: Python, Java, Go, Node.js, or Scala, with demonstrated ability to write clean, testable, productiongrade code.
• Deep experience designing and building RESTful and GraphQL APIs, eventdriven architectures, and microservices at scale.
• Handson experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or OpenTelemetry; ability to instrument applications for metrics, logs, and traces.
• Proficiency with containerisation and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (including Helm, operators, and service meshes such as Istio or Linkerd).
• Experience with cloudnative development on at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including serverless computing, managed databases, and cloud networking.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructureascode tools (Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi).
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Apache Pulsar.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, or Redis) and query optimisation.
• Understanding of security best practices including OAuth 2.0, JWT, secrets management, and secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC).
• Excellent debugging, performance profiling, and rootcause analysis skills.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Opportunity to work on cuttingedge performance engineering and AIpowered operations platforms.
• Exposure to enterprise clients across banking, fintech, and telecoms sectors in Africa.
• Collaborative, innovative work environment with a highperforming team.
• Competitive remuneration and career development support.