Senior Software Developer

Department: Digital Factory

Reports to:   Head of Digital

Location:      Head Office

JOB PURPOSE:

To contribute across the technology stack, covering the end-to-end development of web and native applications, as well as improvements to DevOps tooling.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

●      Shaping and implementing technology/business solutions to contribute to the organization’s competitive differentiation

●      Provide innovative solutions to complex business problems.

●      Plan, develop and implement large-scale projects from conception to completion.

●      Develop and architect lifecycle of projects working on different technologies and platforms.

●      Uses Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the organization’s technology stack

●      Collaborates with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new/improved product functionality

●      Review and provide feedback to teammates on pull requests raised.

●      Communicates with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation

●      Builds organization’s brand in the technology community

QUALIFICATIONS

●      Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology / Computer Science or equivalent work experience

●      Master’s Degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Information Technology will be an added advantage

EXPERIENCE

●      Extensive experience (5+ years) in software development, scripting, and project management

●      Experiences with code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous deployment, highly scalable applications, application security

●      Experience with Java testing frameworks, such as Mockito, Junit

KNOWLEDGE

●      Excellent understanding of Java programming and Spring Boot

●      Working knowledge of HTML/ CSS, and a modern frontend Javascript framework, such as ReactJS, Vue.js

●      Working knowledge of Mobile technologies like Kotlin, Android, iOS

●      Experience with database technologies, such as relational and NoSQL databases

●      Experience building, testing, and documenting APIs

●      Working knowledge of TDD

●      Working knowledge and experience in designing distributed applications

●      Cloud-native development and operations (DevOps, Docker, K8s)

●      Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

●      Excellent experience with Git

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

●      Full-stack engineer with a passion for mentoring other colleagues in the team

●      Real passion for development and a demonstrated appetite for continual learning

●      Appreciation for pair programming

●      Familiarity with continuous integration and test-driven development