Software Developer at Kerridge Commercial Systems South Africa

• At KCS the Emerging Tech Developer is responsible for delivering the design, integration, implementation, and testing of enterprise level web applications from detailed specifications.
• The Emerging Technologies portfolio is effectively a start-up within a larger KCS ecosystem. Products, solutions and services created in this area support our monolith ERP solutions to extend their value proposition with layered solutions provided in the cloud on a newer technology stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop software applications, using a variety of programming languages, from detailed technical specifications and designs
• 5-8 years solid software development experience
• Work within a defined set of professional coding standards and design guidelines
• Be familiar with the concepts of agile development and continuous integration/delivery (automated and continuous builds/test)
• Demonstrate a high level of software craftsmanship, commitment to quality and a conscientious approach to work
• A willingness to keep up to date with new technology, development tools, practices, and techniques
• Constantly promote a positive attitude to the whole company and its customers
• Good communication skills
• Fantastic team player and be willing to go over and beyond for collaboration and share knowledge
• Code reviews
• Agile experience

Key Requirements

Experience & Knowledge:

• .NET or .NET Core (C#)
• Microservices experience
• Message Queue experience
• Cloud experience including security
• Scaling and building modern multi-tenant software
• Ability to build well-structured complex web applications using web modern tools, patterns, and practices.
• Ability to write clean and re-usable code (e.g., web components).
• Familiar with modern source control workflows (i.e., Gitflow or Github flow) and be comfortable with the practices of branching/merging and pull requests.
• Familiar with the concepts of CI/CD.
• Be passionate about software development and modern technology.
• Relational database experience
• NoSQL experience

Skills & Qualities

• Experience in working with a new product, concept or idea for which a clear structure or framework may not yet be available
• The ability to combine technical experience with business sense to develop solutions and components
• The ability to effectively engagement within a design team to find the most suitable solution to solve the business problem
• The ability to work from high level specifications and close the gap to create fit for purpose solutions