Software Architect at Mukuru

Duties And Responsibilities (Include But Is Not Limited To)

• Create, maintain, communicate and report on vision and goals of software architecture in line with the business roadmap
• Create, improve and document development related processes
• Work with technical leads on major technical solutions and instil culture of collaboration on solutions
• Partake in portfolio level planning and estimations
• Provide guidance and work closely with teams implementing solutions
• Code review critical parts of solutions that teams produce
• Ensure consistent code quality across teams; code must adhere to standards
• Ensure that code that is written is maintainable and flexible
• Ensure automated test code coverage and implement necessary tools
• Oversee systems to ensure that features are not duplicated and existing duplication is removed
• Ensure there is sufficient documentation of the system for developers
• Define coding standards and guidelines and communicate then to teams
• Mentor technical leads on architecture and work with developers when implementing solutions
• Instil a culture where there is no fear of making mistakes and where failures are seen as opportunities of learning.
• Promote agile methodologies
• Investigate and implement tools and processes that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the development cycle
• Keep up to date with new technologies and best practices
• Broaden your understanding of the current technologies
• Evaluate and investigate software packages to use by creating proof of concepts
• Help with the development of framework or scaffolding code, and assisting in resolving technical impediments for delivery teams
• Maintain and take ownership of the technical debt backlog
• Partake in assessing candidates in the recruitment process
• Help resolve production emergencies
• Being part of the team that rotates responsibility for being on call for weekend Support

Key Requirements

• +7 years experience as a software developer.
• +2 years experience as a solutions / software architect.
• Solid experience in PHP or .NET and AWS (preferable) or other cloud provider.
• Proficient in OOP, design patterns, and in using the right software design principles in solutions

Additional Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge of a broad range of primarily open source technologies.
• Experience in communicating architecture visions, i.e. via diagrams and verbally.
• A natural mentor-leader who knows how to elevate developers’ skills.
• Understanding of how application architecture affects infrastructure.
• Ability to design long-term maintainable and innovative architectures.
• Excellent team-working, communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working with different departments within the organisation