SOFTWARE ENGINEER – Orange Botswana

To be responsible for the development and maintenance of Orange services on all channels (USSD, Mobile App & Web)

Main duties:

• Responsible for the technical analysis, development and implementation of new digital services as required by the business team.
• Identify and propose digital solutions that enhance efficiency and improve the user experience for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for the integration of services like Billing, Orange Money and eRecharge with different 3rd parties e.g Banks
• Ensure APIs follow best practices in terms of security, rate limiting, authentication (OAuth2, JWT) and documentation.
• Automate and enhance development, deployment and release processes to drive efficiency and reduce manual interventions
• Document technical solutions, integration workflows, and troubleshooting procedures to support knowledge sharing and team collaboration.
• Illustrates and promote Agile values and principles.
• To work with SMC and Operations teams during incidents.
• Drive innovation by exploring new tools, frameworks and methodologies.
• To perform any other duties as requested by the lead and the manager

Required skills:

• Experience in Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Planning and solution analysis with product teams and other relevant stakeholders.
• Knowledgeable in APIs, API security and authentication protocols (Auth2, JWT etc)
• Knowledge of Source control tools (GitLab, GitHub) and branching strategies.
• Experience in containerization and container orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid knowledge of SQL.
• Self-motivated, passionate, responsible, and a good team player.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in mobile fintech solutions is a plus.
• Self-motivated, passionate, responsible, and a good team player.
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, Flutter) and back-end frameworks (Spring Boot, Django, Node.js)

Academic Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science/Telecommunications/IT.
• A Masters Degree would be an added advantage
• 2 years of experience in a telecommunications environment with emphasis on software development.