Software Developer - Johannesburg/Cape Town at MSA, The Safety Company – Johannesburg, California

MSA, The Safety Company
Software Developer - Johannesburg/Cape Town

ZA--Johannesburg

Requisition ID: 2025-9420
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Engineering

Overview

Who We Are:

Safety io is expanding its mission into large-scale industrial IoT and fixed monitoring solutions, connecting HVAC-R systems, gas-detection hardware, and 3rd-party OEM equipment into a unified, cloud-driven platform. We build technology that powers real-time monitoring, asset intelligence, automated compliance, and remote management for critical industrial environments across the world.

As part of MSA Safety - a global leader with more than a century of engineering excellence—our Johannesburg engineering team plays a key role in creating the next generation of connected safety and industrial IoT systems.

We operate from Johannesburg and Cape Town, collaborating daily with colleagues in Berlin, Germany and Cranberry, USA. Our South African engineering culture blends world-class skill, bold problem-solving, and the relentless ingenuity SA tech talent is known for.

If you want to work on technology that leaves a real impact - this is where you do it.

Who We're Looking For:

We are searching for a hands-on Cloud Software Engineer who is technically curious, user-focused, and thrives in a modern product-driven environment. You will help us build cloud services and IoT integration capabilities that power our Fixed Monitoring solutions - leveraging AWS, modern languages, and strong architectural thinking.

Your work will touch everything from device connectivity, scalable cloud APIs, data pipelines, system design, automation, and the tools that support high-quality deployments across global industrial customers.

This is a role for someone who wants to build real products, work in a global team, and solve deep technical problems at scale.

Responsibilities

The Role:

As a Cloud Software Engineer, you will:

• Contribute to a modern Agile engineering team building cloud-native services
• Design and implement multi-platform, modular backend components
• Build and maintain AWS-first microservices, data flows, and infrastructure
• Develop capabilities that support cloud-connected IoT devices and OEM integrations
• Collaborate with product, QA, and hardware teams to deliver high-impact features
• Participate in architectural reviews, code reviews, and continuous improvement
• Ensure reliability, observability, and performance in production systems
• Contribute to internal tooling and automation to strengthen engineering velocity

Qualifications

The Person:

Required:

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Software/Engineering, or related field

Minimum 2-year professional experience

Strong programming skills (JavaScript / Node.js)

Understanding of cloud fundamentals, ideally AWS

Solid understanding of Computer Networking, REST APIs, and distributed systems

SQL experience (PostgreSQL preferred)

Comfortable with Linux environments

Familiar with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Bonus / Nice-to-Have:

Programming in C or C++ (helpful for device integrations)

Angular or another modern frontend framework

TypeScript

Test-driven development & CI/CD pipelines

Cloud deployment technologies (AWS, Docker, Ansible, Terraform)

Knowledge of industrial protocols (BACnet, Modbus, MQTT)

IoT experience (hardware, embedded, or device-to-cloud comms)

Mobile development (Android/iOS)

Soft Skills:

Team player with strong communication

Self-driven and reliable—able to take ownership and learn quickly

Strong time management

Fluent in English

Location:

Role based in Johannesburg or Cape Town (hybrid)

Willingness for occasional international travel

What we offer

Competitive salary

Hybrid working model

21 days’ leave

A startup-like environment backed by a global industry leader

Meaningful work—your software powers systems that protect people and infrastructure

Flat structure, modern Agile environment, and strong engineering culture

World-class offices and regular team events

Access to conferences, training, and learning tools

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