Sanlam Investments East Africa Ltd (SIEAL) is a leading fund manager in the region and has a strong record of accomplishment in service delivery and performance. SIEAL is seeking a Software Developer to support its growth transformation.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Reporting to the Lead Software Engineer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
• End-to-end development of features and projects with minimal oversight.
• Design and implement scalable backend APIs using Django REST Framework and FastAPI.
• Build responsive, performant frontend applications with Angular ,NextJs, TypeScript
• Architect database schemas and optimize queries for performance.
• Participate in code reviews and pair programming sessions.
• Participate in technical decision-making and contribute to system architecture discussions.
• Own deployment processes and monitor production systems for performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and testing strategies.
• Participate in technical investigations for complex bugs and performance issues.
• Drive technical improvements and refactoring initiatives.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Adhere to Company policies including internal and external polices, risk, compliance and regulatory standards.
• Any other responsibilities as documented in your annual performance objectives and as may be assigned and communicated from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, OR equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python with proven Django web framework experience.
• Solid experience with Angular (or similar modern frontend framework) and TypeScript.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing REST APIs.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Proficiency with Git workflows including branching strategies and code reviews.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and deployment processes.
• Understanding of authentication mechanisms (JWT, OAuth) and API security.
• Experience writing comprehensive tests (unit, integration) and maintaining high code coverage.
• Proven ability to debug complex issues across full-stack applications.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience working in agile development environments.