Senior Developer Level 1 at Derivco

Software Quality

• Test your software as per the team's software quality charter.
• Make sure your software does what it supposed to do as per the defined specification.
• Test all changes you made and ensure that existing functionality works as expected.
• Takes full ownership of quality by working with the QA team to ensure the test plans are of a high quality and cover the full scope of development.
• Actively review and fix all defects found as per the defined quality standards.
• Actively drives the improvement of the team's quality standards and processes in keeping abreast of industry and emerging technologies.
• Help others improve the quality of their work.
• Facilitates team code reviews with the view to improve the quality of the team's software and upskilling of other team members.

Developed and maintained software

• Analyses requirements and creates an appropriate software design, in conjunction with other Developers, according to best practice and organizational initiatives and objectives across product, where required.
• Assist and guide team members with their requirement analysis and design across product, where required.
• Creates appropriate task estimates and reviews them with the team. Supports the team in task estimation reviews.
• Develops and releases software as per the team standards and processes to meet the defined specifications or requirements within the agreed time.
• Ensures that the development or maintenance performed does not compromise the quality or functionality of the software.
• Communicates status and escalates on risks and issues appropriately and timeously.
• Comprehensively creates and maintains documentation of the software and system design and implementation, according to documentation standards.
• Develop, maintain, adhere to and oversee application of development and documentation standards, and team processes.
• Collaborating with senior colleagues in creating and maintaining the team's SDLC.
• Provides technical leadership in understanding the project complexity, scope and risk for your product
• Acquire and maintain in-depth knowledge of your product and understand it's internal and external dependencies

Knowledge sharing

• Readily shares knowledge when tasked or approached.
• Proactively shares knowledge within the team and with key stakeholders.
• Proactively shares knowledge about the operational environment.

Safeguarding Architecture

• Works with other senior developers and architects to create and maintain the architectural vision for the team's products.
• Seeks to understand the business drivers for the team's products and ensures that the architectural vision and design solution align with these business drivers.
• Good understanding of the product lifecycle, including on production environments and operational overheads.
• Ensures the team's products use appropriate technologies and stay abreast of new technologies which could be leveraged to improve the product offering.

Support and Maintenance

• Provides support for product related issues in production with appropriate amount of urgency, while quickly identifying the problem scope.
• Provide effective and timely feedback on support issues.
• Provides support to dependant teams.