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Senior Full Stack Developer (Python/Java) (JHB)

IT – Software Development
Johannesburg – Gauteng

ENVIRONMENT:
DESIGN highly scalable & testable code, developing quality software and web applications as the next Senior Full Stack Developer sought by a Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg. Your core focus will be to create highly scalable Python/Java web applications and services. The ideal candidate will possess a Computer Science or related Bachelor’s Degree with 4-5 years’ experience in a similar role with strong Python/Java skills, have hands-on experience with the AWS technical stack i.e EC2, S3, CodeCommit/ CodeDeploy, Cognito and skills in SQL/ No – SQL, Angular, React, Vue. You must also be able to write tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, have REST API Integration experience & be able to create modules and components and couple them together into a functional app.
 
DUTIES:
  • Develop quality software and web applications.
  • Contribute towards overall architecture of the projects/ change requests.
  • Document the architecture diagrams and present it in the Enterprise Architecture Forum.
  • Review peer and Junior Developers code and provide guidance to establish best practices and coding standards for development.
  • Analyse and maintain existing software applications.
  • Design highly scalable, testable code.
  • Discover and fix programming bugs.
  • Provide influence over a new technical design for design for highly visible software product.
  • Assist in Quality Assurance process such as writing unit tests and participating in code reviews, Test Driven Development approach.
  • Develop scalable and reusable micro-services for the application.
  • Implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) using tools like Jenkins/Docker/Kubernetes etc. and contribution towards DevOps.
  • Develop SQL queries for the application that targets high performance, also perform load testing and optimize performance of the current queries.
  • Develop HTML/JavaScript/Angular/ReactJS/Vue etc. for modern web applications.
  • Migrate current projects onto AWS Cloud environment.
  • Work in a client-facing application development environment with minimal supervision on implementation tasks.
  • Increase product value by writing high quality, maintainable code following industry coding standards.
  • Identify additional tasks and mentoring other developers in completing tasks.
  • Promote teamwork in the department.
 
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications –
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
 
Experience/Skills –
  • At least 4-5 years’ experience Full Stack Developer experience.
  • Development experience with programming languages like Java and Python.
  • Hands-on experience on AWS technical stack i.e EC2, S3, CodeCommit/ CodeDeploy, Cognito.
  • SQL/ No – SQL database or relational database skills.
  • Well versed in Version Control systems.
  • Creating modules and components and coupling them together into a functional app.
  • Delivering a complete front-end application.
  • Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript.
  • Creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components.
  • Extensive experience in at least one of the primary UI Frameworks (Angular, React, Vue).
  • Proficiency in current user interface design patterns.
  • Solid Software Development background in data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
  • Good experience in producing reliable, version-able, RESTful APIs.
  • Web security standards aware (OWASP).
  • Web portal implementation experience (Single Sign On, etc.).
  • REST API Integration.
  • Plan and work jointly with a UX Designer.
  • Working in teams following Agile/Scrum methodologies. 
  • Self-directed and delivery focused.