About Kaelo
Kaelo provides essential healthcare solutions ensuring the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of all South Africans towards lasting social change. Kaelo meets the Healthcare needs of Corporate and Retail clients across South Africa – products offerings include Medical Insurance, Medical Aid, Gap Insurance, Kaelo Money and employee assistance programmes.
Executive Summary
We are seeking a versatile and technically proficient Mid-Level Software Engineer to join our systems team. While the primary focus of this role is the architectural design, development, and maintenance of our Odoo ERP platform, the successful candidate will also be responsible for developing and supporting various other internal systems and integrations.
You will be a key link between business requirements and technical execution, ensuring that our software ecosystem is robust, scalable, and high-performing.
Primary Responsibilities
Odoo Platform Development & Maintenance
- Customization: Design, develop, and customise Odoo modules (models, views, and business logic) using Python.
- Workflow Automation: Implement and optimize custom workflows, automated actions, and sophisticated reporting within the Odoo framework.
- Version Upgrades: Manage and execute Odoo version migrations and maintain existing custom-addons.
- Database Management: Optimise PostgreSQL queries and manage data integrity within the Odoo environment.
Full-Stack & Systems Engineering
- Versatile Development: Build and maintain applications and microservices using Python (Django/Flask) and other modern frameworks.
- Frontend Integration: Customise user interfaces using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Odoo’s QWeb templating engine.
- API & Integration: Develop and maintain RESTful and XML-RPC APIs to ensure seamless data flow between Odoo and third-party systems.
DevOps & Infrastructure
- Containerisation: Utilise Docker for local development and staging environments.
- CI/CD: Maintain code quality through version control (Git) and participate in automated deployment pipelines.
- Optimisation: Troubleshoot server-side issues and tune system performance for high availability.
Business Analysis & Collaboration
- Stakeholder Liaison: Work closely with Business Analysts and the IT Executive to translate business needs into clear technical specifications.
- Mentorship: Participate in code reviews and share knowledge with vendors, contractors, junior members or peers to maintain high engineering standards.
Technical Requirements & Qualifications
Essential Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related NQF level 7/8 qualification.
- Experience: 3–5 years of professional software development experience,
- Advantageous: 2 years specifically focused on the Odoo framework.
Technical Stack
- Language: Advanced proficiency in Python.
- Frameworks: Deep understanding of the Odoo framework (ORM, MVC architecture, XML-RPC).Data: Strong SQL skills (PostgreSQL) and experience in data migration/ETL processes.
- Web: Competence in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and XML.
- Tools: Proficiency with Git, Docker, and Linux environments (Ubuntu).
Competencies & Soft Skills
- Problem Solving: A systematic approach to debugging complex ERP logic and system bottlenecks.
- Communication: Ability to explain technical constraints to non-technical stakeholders in a professional manner.
- Agility: Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum environment with changing priorities.
- Reliability: Proactive in identifying risks and escalating issues before they impact business operations.
Personal Attributes
- Accountability
- Communication
- Business writing skills
- Efficient and effective mindset
- Planning and organisation
- Resilient and adaptive
- Self-development
- Significance and values oriented
- Ethical
Working Conditions
Standard Hours: Monday to Friday, with a requirement for occasional after-hours support for critical system issues, deployments or emergencies.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to lead the technical direction of a critical Odoo-based business infrastructure.
- Exposure to a diverse range of technologies beyond ERP development.
- Dynamic, collaborative environment reporting directly to the IT leadership.
Top Skills
What We Do
Kaelo has a clear purpose: to improve the lives of South Africans by facilitating access to quality healthcare. We believe that the people of this country have unlimited potential, but that they’ll only be able to fully realise it once their healthcare needs are met. We use innovative approaches and the latest technology to make this happen, and we are never afraid to disrupt the status quo if it means improving people’s lives through healthcare.
Our range of products and services have been designed to meet the needs of people who previously may have had limited access to quality healthcare. Our Kaelo Clinic offering delivers on-site healthcare services to workplaces, while our MyHealth Primary Care plans bring private healthcare within reach. Our Gap Cover products provides peace of mind thanks to above-tariff medical costs being covered, while our groundbreaking Kaelo Lifestyle AskNelson product is an advice and counselling solution for employees and their families ensuring both physical & psychological wellbeing.
Kaelo believes in the power of partnerships. We meet the healthcare needs of South Africans through a nationwide network of expert brokers, and we collaborate with corporates to engineer holistic healthcare solutions that result in happier, healthier and more productive employees who enjoy a better quality of life, both personally and professionally.
This is not a Medical Scheme and the cover is not the same as that of a Medical Scheme. This Policy is not a substitute for Medical Scheme membership.
Kaelo Risk (Pty) Ltd is an authorised financial services provider FSP 36931.
Our Kaelo Health and Kaelo Gap products are insured by Centriq Insurance Company Limited (FSP 3417).
Western Gap is insured by Western National Insurance Company Ltd (FSP 9465).
