Software Developer

Why were hiring for this role:

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer who will work collaboratively with the Finance team to support development of the new settlement and billing systems.

How youll be making a difference:

• Work alongside the team and be a part of the full software development life cycle.
• Building features for our 4 user groups, Merchants, Customers, Developers and Internal operation teams.
• Working on business projects, internal tech projects, changes to various systems and navigating unplanned work.
• Work alongside the team to create quality code through peer reviews, maintaining internal and external documentation and identifying and addressing technical debt.
• Help the team build up healthy development habits like TDD, Refactoring, Agile Methodologies, finding the right tool/technology for the job.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Someone with at least 4 years experience in backend technologies
• Experience programming in Typescript/Node.js or a strong willingness to learn
• Experience with database technologies such as PostgreSQL/MySQL
• Experience with cloud technologies, especially AWS
• Strong experience with best practices and a sound understanding of what makes valuable codebases.
• The ability to work collaboratively in an ever-changing remote friendly environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A valid work authorisation to work in South Africa

Peach Tech stack:

• Frontend: React, TypeScript.
• Backend: Python, TypeScript, PHP.
• Data: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL.
• Infra: AWS Lambda, Serverless, S3, EC2, API Gateway
• Tools: Jira, Confluence, Git, Postman.
• Automation: Gitlab pipelines, CI/CD, Terraform.

Nice to haves:

• A technical tertiary qualification such as BSc Computer Science
• Experience with AWS Lambdas and the Serverless Framework

What else is in it for you?:

Be part of our story! We're a passionate group of individuals working on enabling African entrepreneurs to develop and succeed in digital commerce.

We have a high-performance community, underpinned by a people-first approach. Our team is diverse, we fail fast and aim to succeed even quicker.We value diversity at Peach and therefore we are committed to Inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experiences.