Our client is currently seeking a great engineer who can help design, implement, and ship new features on Windows in addition to strengthening the architectural components of their platform.

As a part of their extremely motivated and experienced group of people, you'll work with their web-based and other client teams to add exciting new features to their best-of-breed BYOD platform.

Our Client is a US based company starting up in Cape Town. They are offering the right candidate a 3 month temporary contract with the option of extending it as the company establishes itself.

Salary is up to R30K per month depending on skills & experience.

Summary of essential job functions

* Regularly ship our Windows client.

* Directly and meaningfully impact the experience of IT departments and their clients.

* Develop an understanding of the issues surrounding BYOD policies and contribute creative design solutions to improve the experience of users around the world.

* Follow-through from project inception through design to detailed completion.

* Iterate on solutions based on customer feedback

* Develop end-to-end data management solutions including database schema and performance tuning.

* Rapidly prototype user interfaces

* Participate in design process, gathering requirements with other engineers and designers

* Create measurable success

* Create open and re-usable application components

* Be self-directed and be able to prioritize your own workload

Minimum requirements

* BS/BA degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.

* 5+ years professional experience in software development

* 3+ years of C++/.NET for Windows application development experience

Experience with many of the following languages and tools are expected:

* C++, C# or similar programming language in a windows client environment

* MS SQL / Oracle / MySQL / PostgreSQL

* Knowledge of Windows/.Net's common software design patterns, including the ones needed to develop connected applications with high-performing backend and UI

* Working knowledge of the general Windows landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies

* Solid understanding of the full development life cycle