Software Engineer jobs in South Africa

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CV-Library

Senior Software Engineer, Go

CV-Library
Posted 10/22/2026full-timeCape Town • South AfricaSenior💰 £1 - £999,999 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing high-performing backend services and APIs using Go, with a strong focus on AWS integration, containerization, and testing strategies. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and contribute to architectural decision-making.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Go ProgrammingRESTful API DevelopmentAWS Services IntegrationDocker and KubernetesCI/CD Pipelines

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerDynamoDBGRPCKubernetesGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and develop high-performing backend services and APIs using Go, ensuring reliability, scalability and consistency across distributed systems
  • Build and maintain RESTful APIs and gRPC services with clear contracts, versioning discipline and robust error handling
  • Integrate AWS services such as DynamoDB, Lambda, S3 and Cognito to deliver scalable and secure backend solutions
  • Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making across the backend stack
  • Build, containerise and deploy services with Docker and Kubernetes, working with CI/CD pipelines
  • Write and maintain automated unit, integration and end-to-end tests
  • Monitor and optimise service performance, resolving bottlenecks in latency, throughput, concurrency and resource usage
  • Participate in code reviews and support less experienced engineers in developing their Go skills
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and web and mobile engineers to deliver production-ready features
  • Evaluate Go ecosystem libraries, cloud-native tools, and AWS service updates

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong hands-on experience with Go and a deep understanding of backend engineering best practices, including concurrency, performance or error handling
  • Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and/or gRPC services in production
  • Experience with AWS services and building cloud-native backend systems
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes or equivalent container orchestration platforms
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions or similar tooling
  • A sold understanding of testing strategies and TDD for backend services
  • Good problem-solving skills and a structured, pragmatic approach to system design
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team, including with frontend and mobile engineers consuming your APIs
  • Comfortable working with and maintaining services and codebases built by different teams

Benefits

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  • Commitment to promoting a fully diverse and inclusive workforce
  • Reasonable adjustments to assist with the application

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Hard Skills
Backend Engineering Best PracticesConcurrency ManagementPerformance OptimizationError HandlingAutomated TestingTDD for Backend ServicesGRPC Services DevelopmentSystem DesignCode ReviewLibrary Evaluation
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingStructured ApproachStrong CommunicationTeam CollaborationMentoring
Tools & Technologies
DynamoDBLambdaS3CognitoGitHub ActionsCI/CD ToolsCloud-Native Tools
Industry Keywords
Distributed SystemsMicroservices ArchitectureProduction-Ready FeaturesVersioning DisciplineRobust Error Handling