Senior Software Engineer

A Senior Software Engineer position is being filled in Gqeberha. Suitable candidates from across Eastern Cape are invited to submit their applications for review.

The Role

This Senior Software Engineer role sits within the it jobs function in Gqeberha. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern Cape.

The role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Gqeberha operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the it jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Gqeberha much easier.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Senior Software Engineer to step into the it jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

Why This Role

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Gqeberha colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the it jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Crucially, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Gqeberha keep progressing.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Gqeberha teams.

About Gqeberha

Gqeberha continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with close to the East London Industrial Park. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Gqeberha.

Many candidates already living within reach of Gqeberha cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.

A Typical Day

Your day tends to start with a quick standup, where the team shares progress and surfaces blockers. From there, you settle into focused build time, breaking tickets into manageable chunks and pairing with colleagues when something gets thorny. Afternoons mix code reviews, planning discussions and the occasional production incident — everyone pulls together, fixes the issue and feeds the lessons back into the next sprint. By the time you sign off, you’ve shipped value, learned something new, and left clean code behind you.

Crucially, the Gqeberha office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Gqeberha.

Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Your Workplace

Equally, the environment is hybrid-friendly where the role allows, with collaborative tooling, modern source-control workflows and a strong emphasis on shared ownership of code and incidents.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Gqeberha site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Notably, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Equally, a respectful, professional environment is the standard in Eastern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Key Outputs

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
• Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
• Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
• Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
• Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts

Essential Criteria

• 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences

Notably, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.