Software Developer (.NET / Azure) — Intermediate
| Location: | Durbanville |
| Education level: | Degree |
| Job level: | Junior/Mid |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #SoftDevInt |
| Company: | Stadio Higher Education |
Job description
STADIO is building the next generation of student-facing and institutional digital platforms and is seeking an Intermediate Software Developer to contribute to new application development and cloud-native services.About the Role
This role focuses on designing and delivering modern backend services in a Microsoft Azure environment, supporting both Flutter and Blazor based frontends, and contributing to a scalable platform foundation that enables future innovation (including advanced data capabilities and AI-driven solutions).
This is a hands-on development role suited to engineers who enjoy building new systems, working with modern technologies, and contributing to a forward-looking technical environment.
Key Responsibilities
New Platform Development
o Design and build backend services using modern .NET technologies.
o Develop APIs supporting new student and institutional applications.
o Contribute to a scalable, cloud-native platform architecture in Azure.
o Collaborate with Flutter and Blazor frontend development on new features.
Cloud and Engineering Practices
o Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and structured DevOps workflows.
o Produce clean, maintainable, production-ready software.
o Participate in code reviews and collaborative development practices.
o Contribute to technical documentation and development standards.
Innovation and Platform Evolution
o Contribute to platform capabilities that support future AI and advanced data initiatives.
o Participate in technical discussions around architecture and technology direction.
o Continuously learn and adopt modern development practices and tools.
Qualifications and Skills Required
Education:
o Relevant degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred. Exceptional candidates with relevant practical work experience might be considered.
Experience:
o 3–6 years professional software development experience.
o Experience with C# and modern .NET / .NET Core.
o Experience building REST APIs.
o SQL database experience.
o Experience working in a collaborative development environment.
o Understanding of clean code and maintainable software design.
Soft Skills:
o Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
o Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
o Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Key Competencies
o Microsoft Azure platform experience.
o Modern frontend/mobile framework exposure, specifically:
o Flutter
o Blazor
o CI/CD pipeline experience.
o Experience building cloud-hosted applications.
o Interest in data-driven or AI-enabled systems.
o Continuous Improvement Methodologies a plus.
Why Join Us?
- This role offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic team focused on driving innovation and efficiency across the organization. You will contribute to strategic initiatives that shape the future of our business processes and systems.
- Purpose-Driven Vision: Be part of an institution that emphasises operational excellence, inclusivity and widening access to quality higher education.
- Purposeful Work: Contribute to meaningful transformation initiatives that not only directly supports the organisation’s mission and long-term success, but also has a meaningful impact on South Africa.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary in line with relevant experience.
- Generous leave to support work-life balance.
- Collaborative in-office engineering culture.
- Preferred schedule: 4 days on-site, 1 day remote.
- Greenfield and platform development focus.
- Opportunity to help shape emerging technical capabilities.
- Opportunities to continue your studies at any institution in the group after 1 year of employment.
Posted on 29 Apr 13:16, Closing date 15 May
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