The Tech Lead API Developer leads the development of high-quality designs and solutions. This role requires participation in technical designs and the development and maintenance of software and other digital applications or services. The incumbent will be expected to create prototypes, develop user-centred software, and advise on technical specifications. This role requires fundamentals in engineering practices, an analytical and data-driven approach to problem solving, while following the DevOps, SRE and Cloud Based practices.
Responsibilities
Develop technical specifications and software application architecture and designs
Create and test software prototypes
Follow Agile methodologies (SCRUM / Kanban)
Work in a DEVOPS culture
Design and implement test strategy and/or test plans.
Provide sizing and scoping for development work required
Operate as a subject matter expert across program initiatives
Responsible for the software development life cycle, taking the lead on software development projects
Apply engineering principles for design, development, maintenance, testing and evaluation of software
Management of development tasks
Facilitate code design and code reviews
Ensure that software development tasks are well coordinated
Apply knowledge relating to the Architecture of relevant systems
Develop and improve the tools to enable software development
Balance trade-offs between design and implementation
Identify issues that will enhance system quality, development, and standard operating procedures
Client engagement to drive new products/ features and to ensure operational excellence
Work closely with multi-skilled and cross-functional teams e.g., architects, developers, UX designers, business analysts
Drive technology design and implementation
Enable rapid iteration
Draft technical specifications
Monitor application performance
Operational support for product issues raised to the development team
Ensure systems are scalable, responsive, robust, and secure
Experience & QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Matric, with a degree in Computer Science/ Engineering/ Mathematics or related
5+ years of experience in API development
3+ years of experience in leading application development
Knowledge and experience in technologies such as:
Containerisation: Kubernetes, Docker
CI/CD - Jenkins, AWS Code Commit
AWS (preferred) or another cloud provider such as AZURE or Google Cloud Platform
Confluence, Jira
Microsoft Teams, Slack
IaC: Terraform/Cloudformation
.Netcore/ Kotlin/Java
Performance testing (Locust/Jmeter/Gatling etc.)
Contract testing (e.g., Pact, Postman, Neman)
Familiarity with Architecture and Design: Microservice, Serverless architectures, Event Driven Architecture / API First / Domain driven design
Familiarity with Test-Driven Development Build cloud based functional APIs at an enterprise level
Knowledge of coding design patterns
Competencies Required
Customer focus
Multi-functional team collaboration
Data-driven and attention to detail and big picture
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