Software Engineer
Syntell|Posted 17 days ago
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We're looking for a dynamic software professional who thrives on modernising legacy systems to join our Mikros Systems business. You'll work alongside our Embedded Systems Engineer delivering robust embedded software solutions for South Africa's traffic monitoring and control infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of an existing Delphi codebase while driving the evaluation and migration to modern languages and toolchains — perfect if you have a passion for transforming legacy systems into maintainable, future-ready solutions. You'll be deeply involved in the full product lifecycle, from design through to field deployment. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with our hardware and embedded team, you'll design and develop software components, collaborate on hardware-software integration, and participate in system architecture decisions. Your day-to-day will include maintaining and refactoring the existing Delphi codebase, implementing test-driven development practices, and contributing to build pipelines and automated testing. You'll also play a key role in research and innovation, staying current on emerging technologies and toolchains to reduce technical debt and improve system performance. We're seeking someone with 8+ years of professional software development experience and working knowledge of Delphi (or the ability to quickly master it). Experience with modern languages like C, C++, Rust, Python, or Go is highly valued, as is familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate migration efforts. You'll need strong embedded software development skills, solid understanding of object-oriented design, and the ability to work independently within our small, technical team. If you're a strong communicator who can engage clearly with both hardware engineers and non-technical stakeholders, and you're ready to make a real impact on critical infrastructure systems, we'd love to hear from you.
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What we do
Syntell a leading blue chip company provides cutting edge technology based services for Road Safety, Traffic Management and Revenue Collection.
With its pedigree in technology and innovation, Syntell’s roots go back to 1963 with the establishment of Plessey South Africa. Founded in 2003, through a management buy-out, Syntell continues to maintain their industry leading position through provision of practical solutions, balanced with an innovative edge.
As a trusted partner to government, Syntell has maintained effective public-private partnerships with the majority of Metros in South Africa.
As part of the HCI subsidiary, Syntell is a certified level 1 BBBEE contributor and is dedicated to continually improving its scorecard in all respects.
Social Responsibility is a cornerstone value of Syntell. Our aim is to facilitate sustainable community development, aligned to our 4 strategic pillars; Road Safety/ Entrepreneurship, Education, Disaster Relief.
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