Senior Full Stack Developer at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

• We are looking for a senior developer with 5+ years of experience to join a team responsible for developing new solutions and supporting the existing systems in a challenging business environment.
• Our web applications follow a microservices approach where the backend services are built primarily of RESTful API’s using .NET Core whilst our frontends are written as ReactJS single page applications.
• Our previous generation desktop applications are built using WPF and Winforms.
• Our ideal candidate is highly autonomous, detail oriented and possesses strong written and verbal communication skills.

Job Responsibilities

• Interact with business users, Business Analysts and other Developers to understand new requirements.
• Write technical specifications and develop new functionality to Allan Gray standards and deadlines.
• Participate in design and planning sessions.
• Understand how our existing systems work, how they fit into the overall architecture and what they achieve for the business.
• Analyse issues reported by users and track down their cause through debugging techniques and discussion with other team members.
• Testing and deployment of code changes.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in systems design and coding in Microsoft .NET, .NET Core, C#, C++, Java or JavaScript.
• Proficiency in a database technology such as SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes and testing.
• Experience in interacting with business users to understand requirements and managing the implementation of system changes.

Desired
Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• Microservices.
• Docker and Kubernetes.
• Message queueing technologies (e.g. RabbitMQ).
• Event driven architecture.
• Cloud (preferably AWS).

Key Attributes

• A positive, can-do attitude, willing to learn and persevere.
• Attention to detail and quality.
• Willingness to take initiative and responsibility.
• Ability to meet deadlines and deal with pressure.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a diverse team and cross-train with team members.
• Strong analytical & mathematical skills.
• Good communication.

Education

• Degree or diploma in an analytical, quantitative field such as computer science, engineering, business science or similar.
• Candidates should demonstrate a track record of achievement in the top 25% of their peer group