Software Engineer, Systems Integration (HealthTech/SaaS)

About Us Black Pen Recruitment is a global leading FinTech recruitment agency based in Cape Town, South Africa. As our organisation is a 100% female owned company, we have made it our mission to bring diversity hiring within the FinTech industry and place women in leading positions. Finding top talent in the Tech industry is challenging and high quality talent is used to scale businesses. Black Pen is committed to sourcing the top talents of the Fintech industry for your company. Our recruiters are internationally trained in the niche Fintech market in Africa. We specialise in the following countries regarding the Fintech & Cryptocurrency industries: Africa: South Africa, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda | North America: USA & Canada | Europe: Germany, Malta, UK | Middle East: Dubai iGaming: Malta & Portugal BPO : South Africa & Malta Black Pen focuses on the Fintech industry across the African content. Using high-tech and agile solutions to scale your business by introducing the best talent to you. Job Description Software Engineer, Systems Integration (HealthTech/SaaS) Our client is a US-based technology start-up that builds advanced open-source and enterprise data integration and analytics software for public health and development entities in low- and middle-income countries. Their vision is to transform how public and private sector stakeholders’ access and use data to address the world's most pressing development challenges. As a global company, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core parts of their values. They define impact by their success in helping their users access the full power of their data so they can act on valuable insights to build and sustain high performing, equitable systems. Job Type: Full Time | Remote Requirements Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Knowledge on ETLs. +3 years of strong experience in systems engineering, data integration, and data pipeline optimization. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and Java. Proficiency in React required. Familiarity with cloud hosting platforms such as AWS, and technologies like Docker and PostgreSQL. Experience with data pipeline and integration tools (e.g., Airflow, Apache NiFi, Apache Kafka). Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Responsibilities Technical Expertise: Develop and maintain 'productized' data integrations for key systems with high reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency. Optimize and fine-tune integration pipelines, including databases, ETL processes, and API connections. Design, implement, and monitor data pipelines to ensure data quality and integrity Continuously refine the technology stack and tools for optimal performance, security, and scalability, focusing on technologies such as PostgreSQL, Druid, Pandas, Python, and SQL. Stay current with industry trends and best practices in data integration, database administration, and systems engineering. Communication and Collaboration: Provide technical support and guidance to team members and clients as a subject matter expert in data integration and systems engineering. Communicate complex technical concepts related to databases and integrations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Participate in meetings with cross-functional teams to review progress, discuss challenges, and plan future initiatives. Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation within the team. Collaborate with clients to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure their needs are met, including managing and developing new data integrations If you are interested, please send your application via our website or Job Link! We look forward to hearing from you! —------- Black Pen Recruitment is a global recruitment agency that targets European, African and American Markets with headquarters based in Malta (Europe) and Cape Town (South Africa).