BPM Developer - Cape Town at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Job Summary

• At Allan Gray, IT supports the business in delivering exceptional client value and helping our investors secure their financial future. In Retail IT we in-source most of our software development, which allows us to ensure uncompromised quality and the reliable delivery of our applications. 
• Our diverse technology ecosystem, currently migrating to AWS, consists of enterprise applications, a low-code development platform, relational and non-relational databases, and an extensive microservices architecture (built in Scala and Go), all of which is supported and managed through Kubernetes.
• Operations Platform is a diverse, energetic, and driven domain with four Agile teams, committed to providing a platform that facilitates and automates the processing of our clients’ transactions.
• At the core of what we do is migrating a legacy CRM application onto an industry-leading low-code platform called Appian, which is also hosted in AWS.
• Do not be fooled by the "low" in low-code. Low-code does not mean less code; it means smarter code. It’s about abstracting the repetitive and mundane tasks, freeing you from the drudgery of boilerplate code so you can focus on solving complex problems. 

Job Responsibilities

• We develop front-end screens, couple complex business process logic, and integrate with purpose-build backend APIs to tackle intricate integration scenarios that require deep technical and business knowledge.
• We believe the best solutions come from collaboration, so expect to work alongside professionals who are eager to mentor and share knowledge with you.
• During a day in the Operation Platform team, you can look forward to collaborating with team members who strive towards shared objectives: addressing business challenges, fostering technical excellence, and creating a meaningful impact, all while encouraging learning and growth. 

Some interesting projects we’ve worked on this year include:

• Intelligently automating the allocation work to our consultants through queue management
• Migrating MongoDB (on prem) to an AWS hosted DocumentDB / S3 ecosystem
• Developing complex transactions that integrate with SARS and allow for the combining of clients’ retirement saving accounts.
• Designing and developing the integration for Allan Gray’s new Offshore product (in Guernsey)
• Bulk transacting on multiple accounts in a Model Portfolio solution

Skills and Competencies

• A versatile generalist.
• A tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline.  
• At least two years' experience in modern microservices programming language such as Go, Scala, Java or Python.
• Since we are a multi-technology environment, knowledge of computer science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms is required.
• An appreciation of industry best practices for the full software development life cycle, including consistent and clean code, following coding standards, code reviews, and testing.
• A team player who values collaborating and sharing ideas.
• Eagerness to solve problems. 
• Passion to create value and measurable impact for our users. 
• The ability to multi-task, prioritise, and get things done!