Senior Web Developer
IT – Software Development
Pretoria/Centurion – Gauteng
ENVIRONMENT:
A Health Tech Solution Company in Pretoria is actively seeking a Senior Web Developer. The responsibilities for this position involve leveraging various web-based development languages to construct responsive and adaptive user interfaces (UIs) for both internal and public-facing web applications. The technologies used include React, Next.js, Tailwind, HTML5, Javascript/Typescript, and CSS, primarily applied in the development of their website and client-side web applications. In addition to the hands-on development work, the senior role includes mentoring other Web developers and contributing to capacity planning efforts.
DUTIES:
Analysis and Planning 15%
- Multitask on a range of products and tasks simultaneously, defining priorities and ensuring efficiency.
- Define and communicate a problem, goal and acceptance criteria.
- Communicate and collaborate with development, business analyst and design teams to solve problems, make recommendations and discuss best programming practices.
- Work with stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
- Conduct research on possible solutions and techniques.
- Analyse system issues for root cause, impact, workarounds and permanent fixes.
- Determine and account for dependencies among deliverables, products and systems.
- Identify and mitigate risks.
- Document analysis and planning processes.
- Communicate effectively with the line manager on progress, priorities and workload.
- Estimate accurate completion timelines for projects for use by the project lead in capacity planning.
- Manage time and tasks effectively to complete tasks in the correct order of priority and on time.
- Liaise effectively with other team members and backend engineers to ensure timeous completion of integration and the coming together of web applications and the required back-end system.
- Track tasks and timing on JIRA.
Programming 50%
- Follow project plan to develop software.
- Meet deadlines and timelines as determined in the planning phase.
- Adhere to agree upon standards for code, as set and determined by the Front-End Development Lead.
- Generate and maintain effective and efficient high-quality code.
- Use effective and efficient components & techniques to implement solutions.
- Ensure all work is versioned and backed up according to company standards.
- Take ownership for work, tasks and communication.
Testing and Implementation 20%
- Ensure that all work is tested, benchmarked and fulfils functional requirements before submission.
- Prepare test environment, examples and instructions.
- Participate enthusiastically in peer code reviews.
- Deploy changes to live environment.
- Maintain system and product change logs and release notes according to company standards.
Reporting and Communication 15%
- Keep project documentation up to date and standard.
- Provide timeous, efficient and effective feedback on project status.
- Proactively keep stakeholders updated on progress, risks and problems.
- Assist in the collection and documentation of user’s requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
- Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
- Provide insight and feedback on queries regarding relevant projects.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education
- Certificate in relevant Web Development or Graphic Design (essential)
- Diploma in relevant Web Development or Graphic Design (desirable)
Experience
- 5+ years working experience
- Experience with translating UI & UX designs into HTML, CSS and Javascript/TypeScript websites using React, with a focus on user experience and usability.
- Use sound development practices to build a solid product while iterating quickly.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- React
- HTML
- Javascript/Typescript
- CSS/SCSS
- REST APIs
- Git
- Have an excellent sense of design and attention to detail.
Desirable
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Storybook
- Jest
- CI/CD pipelines, Github actions preferable.