Role purpose:

The position holder will work closely with cross-functional team members to deliver back-end and front-end applications for the various digital channels (Web, Mobile and Chatbot). They will handle the analysis and implementation of user stories and UI/UX mock-up designs into real-world applications using ReactJS, NextJS, and Java/Kotlin Spring Boot by applying software engineering best practices and agile methodologies in their delivery.

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership:

·         Develop a PWA (Progressive Web App) using NextJS, NodeJS and ReactJS

·         Develop API end points that relay data from different systems and make it available for multiple digital channels.

·         Build reusable code and libraries using JavaScript and Java

·         Ensure the technical feasibility of user stories and UI/UX mock-up designs.

·         Participate in technical and non-technical discussions with cross-functional team members to identify, plan and implement solutions

·         Work closely with colleagues to constantly innovate app functionality and designs.

·         Develop and Integrate to RESTful APIs

·         Design and structure relational and object-oriented databases (ie. PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Mongo DB).

·         Develop and maintain a headless CMS (WordPress/Drupal/or other).

·         Utilize Redis servers to create and configure catching capabilities for mobile and web applications.

·         Perform unit testing (UT), Instrumentation Testing, integration test (SIT) and user acceptance tests (UAT) of various modules/units of application.

·         Maintain a codebase using git VC.

·         Create use CI/CD pipeline for development and deployment activities using Argo CD, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins CI/CD.

·         Deploy and extract insight from analytics and monitoring tools such as Google Analytics, SPLUNK, and ELK.

·         Perform periodic code refactoring and code optimization to ensure application efficiency based on insights from analytics and monitoring tools.

·         Provide application support for both existing and newly deployed applications.

·         Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts and best practices for coding mobile apps and web apps.

Job Requirements:

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

·         Java

·         Kotlin

·         NodeJS

·         NextJS

·         Java

·         PostgreSQL

·         Redis

·         Docker

·         Kubernetes

·         Git

·         Jenkins

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

·         A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related field 

·         At least 3 years’ experience as a full-stack developer with in-depth understanding of both web and mobile technology stacks

·         Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript libraries and frameworks (ReactJS and NextJS).

·         Experience in developing hybrid mobile applications using PWA and bridge scripts. 

·         Experience with REST API integration

·         Proficient understanding of version control (Git) and DevOps

Desired

·         Ability to quickly absorb technical concepts and communicate them to a non-technical audience

·         An in-depth understanding of security by design principles

·         A strong desire to learn and deliver market leading user-friendly web and mobile applications

How to Apply

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the career portal and then Click on the apply button using THIS LINK. Remember to attach your resume.

The closing date for receiving applications is Thursday October 10,2024