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Cape Town: Principal Engineer (Python, Java, Scala, Go) (CPT Hybrid) posted by Datafin

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Principal Engineer (Python, Java, Scala, Go) (CPT Hybrid)IT – Software Development
Cape Town – Western Cape – South Africa

ENVIRONMENT:
A US-based growing premium Software Product and Consulting Services company seeks the coding expertise of a strong solutions-driven Principal Engineer whose core role will be to provide technical leadership of one or more client engagements and drive the successful execution of Software Development projects. Your role encompasses a high level of autonomy, influence, and complexity in your work. Your responsibilities would include analysing, designing, planning, executing, and evaluating work to time, cost, and quality targets. The successful incumbent will be a polyglot with proficiency in Python, Java, Scala, and Go amongst others, who is sad many of the greatest minds in our generation are busy tricking people into clicking on and excited to work on a broader array of interesting, challenging projects & is a voracious learner and an eager teacher of others.
DUTIES:
  • Facilitate and lead solution and system architecture and design sessions.
  • Help clients define their needs, goals and objectives.
  • Factor an understanding of clients and customers needs into solutions.
  • Become a strategic advisor to clients and customers.
  • Foster a trusting and collaborative relationships with clients and customers.
  • Work with design and other disciplines to achieve the broad business goals.
  • Define development best practices and ensure they are followed.
  • Solve the hardest technical problems or find someone who can.
  • Maintain and grow the culture.
  • Contribute to the development of the Engineering discipline.
  • Remove technology blockers from the team.
  • Identify cases of bottlenecks and make changes to fix them.
  • Mentor Engineering staff and help them execute their growth plans.
  • Create effective teams that maximise abilities, growth, collaboration and innovation.
  • 1:1s with Tech team members.
  • Resolve conflicts in the team.
  • Attend and contribute to external technical forums.
REQUIREMENTS:
Our Full-Stack polyglots are experienced in a combination of:
  • TypeScript, Node.js, ReactJS, and additional mainstream JS frameworks
  • C#, Python, Go, Java, Scala
  • PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis
  • Kafka, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, and whatever else is required to satisfy customers
ATTRIBUTES:
Youll love it there if –
  • You are allergic to hierarchical, bureaucratic, business-card cultures.
  • You’re sad many of the greatest minds in our generation are busy tricking people into clicking on ads.
  • You want to work with very smart people from different backgrounds.
  • You are a voracious learner and an eager teacher of others.
  • You want to be led from the front, not commanded from the rear.
  • You don’t tolerate intra-office posturing or other debauchery.
  • You’re excited to work on a broader array of interesting, challenging projects.
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