Senior Software Developer

at  Sanlam

Who are we?
Sanlam Fintech is a newly established digital first business within the Sanlam Group on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent. We exist to pioneer inclusive financial confidence helping people build strong foundations to bridge the gap in generational wealth. Our culture is that of agility and constant deployment, we believe in learning fast, learning cheap and learning forward. Our aim is to provide a work environment where knowledge workers can accelerate the development of their ideas and bring innovation to market, at the same time provide compelling career and development proposition that will enable them to realize their dreams.
Position Overview

The Software Developer position is a critical role, responsible for guidance of the wider team and delivering efficient software in a high trust, high-performance environment. Comprising a diverse team of skilled, motivated and curious talent from both local and international locations, the role can be fully remote, hybrid or office based. Our relatively flat organisational structure lends itself to open communication, agility and collaboration. The role reports to a Technical Lead (who reports to the Chief Technology Officer). Key deliverables are:

• Strategic delivery: Contribute to the team’s technical trajectory, ensuring alignment with major technical decisions and contributing to shaping our strategic goals.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Enable the professional growth of more junior team members, nurturing their development into exceptional professionals while leading by example in our high-trust, high-performance culture.
• Code Excellence: Deliver high-quality code, upholding our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Innovative Tech Stack: Utilize a modern, yet pragmatic Tech Stack to build a highly scalable distributed system, ensuring our technological capabilities remain relevant.
• Continuous Learning: Promote a culture.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

IT Strategic Planning
Trend Analysis
Business Knowledge
Relationship Management
Resource planning and risk management

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE?

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. Thiscommitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as webelieve that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in SouthAfrica. The Group’s Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of theselection process.

The Software Developer position is a critical role, responsible for guidance of the wider team and delivering efficient software in a high trust, high-performance environment. Comprising a diverse team of skilled, motivated and curious talent from both local and international locations, the role can be fully remote, hybrid or office based. Our relatively flat organisational structure lends itself to open communication, agility and collaboration. The role reports to a Technical Lead (who reports to the Chief Technology Officer). Key deliverables are:

• Strategic delivery: Contribute to the team’s technical trajectory, ensuring alignment with major technical decisions and contributing to shaping our strategic goals.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Enable the professional growth of more junior team members, nurturing their development into exceptional professionals while leading by example in our high-trust, high-performance culture.
• Code Excellence: Deliver high-quality code, upholding our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Innovative Tech Stack: Utilize a modern, yet pragmatic Tech Stack to build a highly scalable distributed system, ensuring our technological capabilities remain relevant.
• Continuous Learning: Promote a culture