Job Description

Job Category: Software
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NOV ReedHycalog is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of tools and equipment used by the energy industry. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team based in Cape Town. In this role you will be responsible for the development and deployment of software products to internal customers. The software engineer will work closely with the product team to create technical cloud-based services in support of engineering, manufacturing, and wellbore physics simulation.
What you'll be doing:

• Work closely with product team to collect requirements and verify design feasibility
• Transform high-level application requirements into performant and extensible architectural designs
• Model complex engineering processes in software
• Code, document, and deploy APIs for internal consumption (REST, AMQP, etc.)
• Build high performance services to collect edge data that will be incorporated into our reporting and simulation software.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent software engineering experience)
• Strong proficiency in an object oriented and/or functional programming language
• Solid understanding of algorithms, software design principles, and design patterns
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hands-on experience working in agile development environments

Preferred experience:

• Experience with energy, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering software tools
• Experience deploying infrastructure as code
• Familiarity with .NET (C#, F#)
• Proven ability to build and scale production-grade applications

Why NOV?
At NOV, we build solutions that power the world. As part of our team, you'll contribute to groundbreaking software used in real-world drilling, design, and manufacturing environments-where your work makes a visible difference. Grow your skills. Expand your impact. Help shape the future of intelligent energy systems.
Apply Now and help us drive innovation from code to field.
About Us: Every day, the oil and gas industry's best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.
We Power the Industry that Powers the World
Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success-now and in the future.
Global Family
We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.
Purposeful Innovation
Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.
Service Above All
This drives us to anticipate our customers' needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.
About the Team: Corporate
Our family of companies is supported by our global Corporate teams, providing expert knowledge from functions including Human Resources, Information Technology, Compliance, Finance, QHSE, Marketing and Legal centers of expertise. We are structured to provide guidance and service above all to all our business operations.

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