Senior Developer

South Africa · On-site

About this role

About Us:

Network International is the largest Financial Technology company in Middle East and Africa. Payments is our core business where we provide services in more than 50 countries – UAE, Jordan, South Africa, Egypt are some of our key markets. Apart from payments, we provide services on Data and Insights, Lending, Insurance, Risk Solutions, etc. Our core customers are businesses at every scale and segment, though recently we are growing in direct to consumer card segment as well.

Our EVP's:

At Network International, we always stay ahead. . In the fast-paced world of financial services, we thrive on innovation, agility, and purposeful collaboration. We invest  first in our people, empowering you to make bold decisions, learn fast, and grow your expertise alongside industry leaders. Here, solving complex problems means more than using cutting-edge technology; it’s about creating meaningful value for our customers, together. We foster a culture where trust, accountability, and achievement go hand in hand—because success isn’t just a goal; it’s how we work, every day, as one team.

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At Network International, every second counts. As a leader in the fast-paced world of financial services, we thrive on innovation, agility, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. 

 We recognize industry trends, the dual nature of technological advancements, and the scarcity of top talent. This is why we prioritize investing in our people.

 Here, you’ll work alongside industry experts to solve complex problems and leverage cutting-edge technology to stay ahead of the competition. 

 We offer a culture where your skills are valued, your growth is prioritized, and your achievements are recognized—because winning isn't just our goal; it's our standard. 

 

About the team 

The team is a small, specialized group of developers, focused on the development and maintenance of various payment solution within our product offering. The team collaborates closely with Product Managers, QA, DevOps, architects, agile project managers, Marketing, and other team leads.

 

About you 

You’d love working with us If you thrive in a fast-paced environment helping meet the demands of our rapid growth. You are a leader who enjoys working with people (not just technology). You can maximize team performance and capitalize on individual team members’ strengths. You will be involved in designing, developing, and maintaining both new and existing solutions within product offering.

 

You’ll fit in perfectly with our culture if you: 

    Get energized by a fast-paced environment. 

    Enjoy collaborating in office among your colleagues.

    Can thrive under pressure.

    Regard collaboration as an essential part of getting the job done.

    Take pride in being a self-starter who is highly motivated.

    Do not require micromanagement.

    Take feedback well and use it for self-improvement.

    Can have difficult conversations and provide constructive feedback to team members.

    Welcome change, new ideas, and new ways of working.

    Value the importance of diversity.

    Can work in an Agile or Waterfall environment.

 

 

 

Responsibilities: 

 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other developers to understand requirements, prioritize tasks, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
  • Write efficient, clean, and reusable code in PHP, JavaScript (React/Vue), and other related technologies to implement front-end and back-end solutions.
  • Integrate web applications with various third-party APIs and web services, ensuring smooth data exchange and functionality.
  • Optimize application performance and scalability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the system.
  • Work closely with the database team to design and implement database schemas, queries, and optimizations in MySQL.
  • Utilize AWS cloud services to deploy and manage web applications, ensuring high availability and reliability.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development methodologies, processes, and tools to increase productivity, quality, and efficiency.
  • Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in the applications, providing timely resolutions.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and technologies related to web development, cloud computing, and software engineering.
Qualifications for Internal Candidates 
  • Minimum of 6+ years’ experience in software development 
  • Experience in PHP (Laravel) essential 
  • Experience with MySQL essential
  • Knowledge of Java, Golang and beneficial 
  • Experience in any or all of the following advantageous 
    • Microservices and Web API integration 
    • JavaScript, jQuery 
    • CSS, HTML 
    • Vue.js and Node.js (or similar frameworks) 
    • PCI - Data Security Standard 
    • AWS cloud 
    • Queuing technologies (RabbitMQ / AWS SQS) 
    • Docker

 

 

 

 


Network International is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, nationalities, and experience levels. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where innovation, diversity, and performance thrive.
 

Company at a glance

Over the past 30 years, we have built a business based on long-standing and trusted relationships with many of the leading merchants, financial institutions and payment networks operating in the Middle East and Africa. Such relationships are based on our comprehensive capabilities, scale, local presence in the multiple markets in which we operate, alongside our trusted reputation. This gives us significant scale and leadership in the region, where we operate in more than 50 countries, serve over 130,000 merchants and 250 financial institutions and fintech customers, whilst managing more than 16 million customer credentials.

We have a diversified business model and operate across the entire consumer payments value chain. We do this with a growth-focused strategy through two business lines:

  • That enables our merchant customers to ‘take payments’, by providing them with various payment acceptance methods, both online and offline.
  • Which supports our financial institution, fintech and other payment issuing institution customers in enabling consumers ‘make payments’, by managing and processing their consumer payment credentials and transactions.
Founded1994
Team Size10,001+ employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryIT Services and IT Consulting
Location
South Africa
Websitenetwork.ae
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