Are you a Senior Gemstone Developer who thrives on solving complex problems, building high-performance systems, and shaping enterprise-grade platforms?
Our client in the financial services sector is looking for a seasoned specialist to play a critical role in the design, optimization, and long-term stability of their Gemstone-based applications.
This is a senior, hands-on role where your technical expertise, architectural input, and mentorship will directly influence large-scale, high-transaction systems in a dynamic and demanding environment.
Location: Gauteng
Key responsibilities:
· Technical Development & Delivery
· Architecture & Systems Design
· Quality, Risk & Governance
· Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
· Leadership and mentorship
RequirementsQualifications, Knowledge and Experience required:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
· 7+ years’ experience in software development.
· 4+ years’ hands-on experience with Gemstone/S Smalltalk or similar object-oriented persistent environments.
· Proven experience working on enterprise-scale systems in a production environment.
· Advanced understanding of object-oriented design and design patterns.
· Experience with database design, persistent object stores and performance tuning.
· Strong debugging, profiling and system optimisation skills.
· Experience with version control systems (Git, SVN, etc.).
· Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices.
· Experience in financial services, insurance, investments or high-transaction environments (advantageous).
If you are a Gemstone or Smalltalk fundi and this role speaks to you, get your applications across.
Desired Skills:
- Gemstone/S
- Smalltalk
- Object-Orientated Design
- Database design
- Enterprise-Scale Systms Development
- Version Control
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree
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