Software reliability engineer

LinuxRecruit
Full-time remote, gauteng Other-General
Posted:
June 06, 2026
Location:
remote, gauteng, South-Africa

Job Description

About the Role

This role is designed for engineers who view software through a systems lens, not through isolated services. You will write production‑grade application code daily, not just scripts or tooling, that ships and runs at scale. You will be embedded directly within teams, bringing deep knowledge of using software to solve problems.

Responsibilities

The work centers on designing, building, and maintaining cloud‑native systems where low latency, security, and scalability are non‑negotiable. Reliability is woven into the architecture and code from the start. You will think in terms of SLAs and SLOs to shape system design, and engineer solutions that prevent incidents rather than just responding to them. Monitoring, observability, and metrics are critical, using tools such as Open Telemetry, Grafana, Splunk, and Pager Duty.

The hybrid setup based in the North West balances collaborative work with uninterrupted focus time for deep engineering. You will spend t...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: remote, South-Africa
Posted: June 06, 2026
Deadline: July 16, 2026