Senior Full Stack Developer at Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives    

• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences.
• Develop new features and infrastructure development in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements.
• Develop solutions according to standards and best practice for front-end, back-end and integration to other solutions.
• Lead new projects from conceptualisation to deployment, ensuring the delivery of software solutions to minimum viable product (MVP) standard.
• Design and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimised for speed and scale.
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design.
• Design and develop reliable, effective, and robust APIs.
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency. Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software as required.
• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to produce scalable software solutions to MVP standard.
• Remain abreast of and understand current trends in web applications and programming languages to inform current solutions. Continuously make recommendations to improve effectiveness.

Qualifications    

• Grade 12 with job-related experience
• Diploma or degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent (preferred)

Experience    

• 5-8 years experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role (essential)
• 3 years of experience in a corporate, retail environment in a similar role (preferred)
• 3 years of experience building large-scale software applications (preferred)

Knowledge and Skills    

• Exposure to and experience with various front-end and back-end development tools, namely:
• Fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (essential)
• Server-side languages such as Python, Java, Ruby, .NET (essential), GoLang, PHP, .Net
• Javascript frameworks such as AngularJS, React, and Amber (preferred)
• Database technology such as MySQL, RDBMS, and NoSQL (e.g. MySQL, SQL Server and
• MongoDB) (preferred)
• MEAN web frameworks such as MongoDB, AngularJS or NodeJS (preferred)
• Native application development in iOS (XCode) and Android (preferred)
• Exposure to Cloud (Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure) (preferred)
• AWS, Azure, or relevant certification (preferred)