Senior Software Engineer (Remote) at Kurtosys

Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

Kurtosys, Cape Town, Claremont, South Africa

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Duration: Full-Time

Introduction

Our team is responsible for building the Kurtosys App platform, the flagship Kurtosys product that is used by our customers. We are looking for experienced Senior Software Engineers who enjoy working on technical challenges, providing engineering leadership and managing and mentoring people. Our architecture uses a combination of private and public cloud infrastructure services, is API driven, and is predominantly written in No de.js.

We are looking for someone that is comfortable with both the people management and technical aspects of engineering leadership and has experience in both.

What you will do

Solve interesting engineering problems.
Write code using some of the latest technologies and cloud services.
Collaborate with fellow Developers and teams via code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions.
Provide guidance on architecture and create technical specifications.
Review architecture and technical designs.
Manage and mentor Software Developers of different skill levels.
Identify and implement software development process improvements.

Required Technical Skills

Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
Software development experience in JavaScript, TypeScript or other languages such as C#, PHP and Java.
Experience building web sites and web services.
Comfortable writing SQL statements and using SQL databases.
Experience using unit and integration tests.
Knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure services.

Technologies Used

NodeJS.
React.
PHP.
Cloudflare CDN including caching, security features and workers functions.
AWS including Lambda, ECS Fargate, Aurora Serverless, S3.
Docker.
MySql.

About Kurtosys

Kurtosys empowers financial services firms to create powerful investor experiences and lasting customer relationships through efficient automation of key sales, marketing and customer service processes.

The company provides an end-to-end digital experience platform (DXP) that enables firms to create, manage, publish and optimize all their financial data, documents, websites and content in a secure, compliant environment.

As a result, it is trusted by the world’s leading investment brands to mitigate their risks and reduce their costs while providing the agility to ensure they are first to market.

Kurtosys solutions include secure websites and portals, interactive data tools and apps, automated sales presentations, marketing collateral and reporting and document libraries.

Kurtosys infrastructure and technology is underpinned by global ISO-27001 certification in information security management, and Kurtosys teams have a deep understanding of working at scale with data, information design, industry regulations and compliance issues.

Founded in 2002, Kurtosys was funded from Silicon Valley investment and operates across three global offices, employing approximately 200 people. The company works with some of the world’s largest financial brands, including banks, wealth managers, mutual fund providers and alternative investments.

Mission

Our mission is to empower financial services firms to build highly productive, industry-compliant sales, marketing and client service departments.

Using our innovative digital experience platform and tools, our customers can accelerate these functions by automating critical business processes and create stand-out investor experiences that lead to lasting relationships with their customers.

All while reducing risk with technology that ensures alignment with industry regulations and best practices.

As a partner in the pursuit of your success, we work tirelessly to understand your goals, helping you sell more, retain more clients and reduce cost and risk.

Kurtosys is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided based on relevant experience, qualifications, merit, and business need.

About Kurtosys

Kurtosys provides an industry class digital experience platform for financial services companies. Our platform enables financial institutions to orchestrate their data across websites, documents and portals to increase sales, marketing and client servicing eﬀiciency. The Kurtosys SaaS platform offers a range of fund marketing and investor servicing solutions including investment management websites, fund data tools, automated fund factsheets, secure investor portals and document libraries. Our infrastructure and technology are underpinned by our global ISO-27001 certification in information security management; and we have a deep understanding of working with data, industry regulations and compliance issues. Founded in 2002, Kurtosys was funded from Silicon Valley investment and now operates across four global offices and employs over 150 talented people. We work with some of the world’s largest asset management brands that include banks, wealth managers, mutual fund providers and alternative investments.