As senior software developer you will join the technical team at SADiLaR to create and maintain research and technical infrastructure. The team strives to be agile and create reliable infrastructure with the eye on long-term sustainability. SADiLaR stimulates research and development in the fields of language technology and digital humanities across South Africa. The technical team builds, deploys andmonitors the infrastructure for the central SADiLaR office (the Hub) and the Nodes across the country. Read more at www.sadilar.org

·         Tertiary qualification in computer science or information technology, computer engineering or computational linguistics

·         4 years’ experience in the design of web sites, web services or web APIs at a senior level

·         More than 4 years of collective programming experience in Java (recommended), Python, C, C , JavaScript or similar languages at a senior level

·         Knowledge of general programming concepts, and databases e.g. MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite or MongoDB at a senior level

·         Knowledge and skills to design, develop, implement and deploy software solutions and services

·         Knowledge and skills to maintain and adapt existing systems

·         Experience of Linux administration (specifically application deployment) on e.g. RHEL/CentOS, Debian-based distributions

 

·         Experience of machine virtualization, cloud computing or DevOps, e.g. VMware, Vagrant, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible and GitHub

·         Experience in hosting and deployment technologies, e.g. Tomcat, Wildfly/JBoss, Apache, Docker, Kubernetes

·         Experience in computational linguistics / natural language processing

 

·         Advanced ability to master new software with ease

·         Ability to function in multiple roles in a team, including e.g. mentoring

·         Ability to work independently or take the lead on sub-projects

·         Motivated and self-driven

 

·         Software development and support:

§  Develop applicable software for all projects in the Hub and Nodes as required

§  Provide support to users of the software

·         Maintenance:

§  Maintenance of existing software systems

·         Web development and support:

§  Develop and maintain optimal functionality of the SADiLaR web services

§  Liaise with the Technical Manager and Research Manager on the proper functioning of the web services when necessary

The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO:                    Dr Friedel Wolff Tel: 018 285 2893

CLOSING DATE:                                                                                                      29 July 2022

PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES:                                                           01 September 2022 or as soon as possible