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Software Engineer

DigiCert · Cape Town

Job description

Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com

Job summary

We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our development team. You'll design, build, and ship scalable and secure web applications, working closely with fellow developers, product managers, and other teams to turn requirements into reliable, well-crafted solutions. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys owning features end to end and contributing to technical decisions.

What you will do

Design, develop, test, and maintain features using Java on the backend and React on the frontend

Work within our Agile team, taking part in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives

Collaborate with product managers to understand requirements, refine scope, and deliver solutions that meet user and business needs

Work with other engineering teams to design scalable, maintainable architectures and well-defined APIs

Build and consume RESTful services and integrate with internal and third-party systems

Containerize applications and deploy and operate them on AWS using cloud-native services

Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code, and participate in code reviews

Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production support, including troubleshooting and resolving issues

Identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, security, and developer productivity

Share knowledge with teammates and mentor junior engineers where appropriate

What you will have

A minimum of 3+ years of professional software development experience

Strong proficiency in Java backend development

Solid experience building user interfaces with React, along with modern JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, and CSS

Experience with modern front-end technologies and best practices (e.g., state management, component libraries, UI/UX design).

Hands-on experience with containerization using Docker, including building, running, and deploying containerized applications.

Proven experience working in Agile environments, with a solid understanding of iterative delivery

Hands-on experience with AWS services (for example EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, or CloudFormation/Terraform) will be a strong plus

Experience designing and consuming REST APIs

Working knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases

Familiarity with version control (Git), automated testing, and CI/CD practices

Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to working across disciplines

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred

Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures

Experience with Kubernetes orchestration in production

Knowledge of application security best practices

AWS certification (such as Solutions Architect Associate or Developer Associate)

Exposure to observability tooling (CloudWatch, New Relic, Datadog, or similar)

Agile certification (such as Scrum Master or SAFe)

Nice to have

A problem-solving mindset and attention to quality

The ability to balance pragmatism with good engineering practice

Curiosity and a willingness to learn new technologies

Ownership of your work from design through production

Benefits

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package

Generous paid time off, including holidays and additional leave options

Family-friendly leave policies, including maternity, paternity, and other supportive leave programs

Health and wellness support, including medical cover (where applicable), gym reimbursements, and mental well-being resources

Pension, life insurance, and income protection benefits (location dependent)

Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential support for employees and their families

Education assistance and professional development opportunities

Access to LinkedIn Learning and continuous learning resources

Employee referral bonus program and additional company perks and discounts

Business travel insurance and global employee support programs

To protect candidate information and maintain a secure hiring process, all applications must be submitted through our careers portal. Resumes or CVs sent directly via email will not be reviewed or considered.

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