Senior .Net Engineer

Xneelo is seeking a senior .NET developer responsible for building and maintaining .NET applications using C#, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, .Net Core, and MS SQL. Your primary responsibility will be to design, develop, monitor, and maintain in-house developed and 3rd party applications (Sage Evolution and Sage People), providing innovative tools to the Finance & HR team, the automation of business processes and transitioning from the legacy .Net Framework to the latest stable .Net 5 (Core) technology.

As part of xneelo you will be contributing to our greater purpose as business enablers. We offer world-class web hosting services that empower our customers to create and interact online, thereby creating a multiplier effect for society to thrive. Our software engineering teams are central to this purpose, strategically positioned to help xneelo grow and scale to meet the current and future needs of our customers.

We are passionate about the frequent, iterative delivery of high-quality software and aim to build lasting solutions using agile principles and the latest technology available. We work together in autonomous teams that take full responsibility for their own part of the xneelo ecosystem and require a commitment to and understanding of the Agile (Scrum) development philosophy. We currently have a hybrid working environment, in which we work remotely most days. Should there be a need to collaborate and work from our office space in Durbanville, this would be required.

Overall disposition

• Strong work ethic, self-motivated with a strong team spirit;

• Excellent multi-tasking skills;

• Quality driven;

• Strives to create optimal systems and simple procedures;

• Cool under pressure;

• Enjoys initiating and sharing ideas with a strong ability and passion to mentor others;

• Prefers agile development and a self-organizing team environment;

• Ability to communicate well with both technical and non-technical staff;

• No compromise attitude towards system security and stability;

• Is a servant leader.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have experience with, and a keen interest in financial systems. You will pride yourself in accurate results following standard accounting practices. You should be willing to learn and work with new technologies to serve operational and stakeholder requirements. This role’s focus will be on the following:

• Monitor in-house developed and 3rd party financial application ecosystem.

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to mitigate and address these issues.

• Translate user stories and use cases into functional applications.

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.

• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.

• Integrate financial systems.

• Automate business processes.

• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.

Technical Requirements

• Proven ability in delivering high-quality software within an agile environment.

• 8 -10 years working in a software development environment.

• Proficiency in C#, ASP.NET Core, .Net Framework, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Blazor and MS SQL with a good knowledge of their ecosystems.

• Skill for writing reusable libraries.

• Experience with popular web application frameworks.

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools.

• Have a good understanding of software testing concepts and techniques.

• Be well-versed in software engineering tools and best practices (SOLID, OOP, SDLC).

• Extensive experience with unit testing and integration testing.

• Experience with microservice architecture.

Qualifications

• BSc or BTech majoring in Computer Science will be advantageous, however, your ability to demonstrate your in-depth understanding of web technologies and sound software engineering practices will trump a formal qualification.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of experience in C#, .Net Framework and .Net Core