Senior Backend Developer (JavaScript, Typescript, Express.js, Mongo DB) at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

• A leading Cloud Solutions company is seeking a Intermediate to Senior Backend Developer who will be responsible for developing, implementing and testing software components and applications, as well as maintaining and developing existing applications.
• The development team is primarily responsible for creating, enhancing, integrating and maintaining complex custom-designed and off-the-shelf software systems. The team also provides input into technical designs, including investigating complex problems and proposing solutions.

DUTIES:

• Software development and maintenance:
• Develop software according to functional and technical specifications
• Follow SDLC requirements (using Agile methodologies with feature-complete approach)
• Ensure developed software is unit-tested
• Ensure developed software is peer-reviewed
• Provide assistance with test case creation
• Ensure software is under version control, and developed and released from the correct stream
• Ensure all work is done against a case and/or user stories, updating tracking tools as prescribed
• Participate in regular sprints, customer demos etc.
• Provide regular progress updates
• Documentation: ensure system documentation, release notes, installation notes and user guides are created and maintained
• Release delivery leadership: as required, fulfil the delivery lead role, assisting the delivery manager, by coordinating other developers, analysts and testers for a specific release
• Ownership of systems as required. Take responsibility for stability, integrity, security and architectural management in association with the Development Manager

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Formal tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering) or equivalent.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant development experience.
• Strong understanding of project life cycle and software development methodologies.
• Experience with version control using Git.
• Solid understanding of client-server architecture and integration technologies.

Technical Skills (Essential)

• JavaScript and TypeScript
• js
• Extensive experience with Express.js and MongoDB

Additional / Beneficial Skills

• Exposure to Vue.js framework
• CI/CD pipeline experience
• Ability to understand, debug, and resolve technology-specific exceptions

ATTRIBUTES:

• Confident, enthusiastic
• Able to communicate ideas and thinking, and propose solutions
• Must be able to work in a team
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Willingness to improve and grow with position