Frontend Developer at Byte Orbit

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a talented Front-end Engineer with 2-3 years of coding experience to develop, build and operate front-end dashboards which integrate with our sophisticated large-scale transactional backend systems as well as lead and mentor the front-end team.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET:

• 2-3 Years coding experience
• Relevant tertiary qualification would be an advantage
• Our frontend stack of choice is Angular, but we’re open to applicants who have knowledge in similar Typescript frameworks.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Building and developing front end code 
• Creating the structure, template or layouts of new projects using frameworks and libraries like Bootstrap, Angular,  Ember, React, Vue, Django, Jquery and material design
• Creating dynamic page layouts based on api information 
• Creating responsive layouts for all device sizes
• Cross browser support for all modern browsers
• Implementing basic SEO

Debugging code for optimum functioning

• Reproducing and locating source of reported bugs and issues
• Fix bugs and issues
• Communicate errors and solutions to product owners

Maintaining front end code

• Manage source code and versioning
• Manage branching and pull requests

Managing Projects

• Provide accurate estimates for new work and assessment for work complete 
• Manage projects task in line with project workflow
• Identifying and suggesting user experience improvements
• Planning of new projects and page layouts using wireframes
• Work with product owners to plan and execute project sprints

Keeping up with front end development environment and trends

• Good understanding of general user experience and be able to identify and implement changes in user experience trends
• Maintain and improve skill set
• Identify developmental needs and motivate for additional training

Leading & Mentoring

• Provide mentorship to peers and team members
• Strategic thinking around service-oriented architecture
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the team’s continuous upskilling

WHY WORK FOR US:

• We are passionate about the personal development of our team members
• We offer the opportunity to have purpose in your role
• Positive and Productive team culture
• Trust & Accountability are important factors in how we work
• We manage our teams based on outcomes, not attendance and understand the value of flexibility and work life balance

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WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Someone who can work with our clients to identify the customer needs and the larger business objectives that a product or feature will fulfill. You will be responsible for articulating success metrics and rallying a team to turn that vision into a reality. Defining and supporting the building of desirable, feasible, viable, and sustainable products that meet customer needs will also be critical.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET:

• 3-4 years in a product management role (Product Owner, Technical PO, Product Manager)
• Business management exposure (business strategy, product strategy, operations etc)
• Proven experience in a leadership role
• Experience in digital product management and or digital product design will be advantageous
• A solid understanding of design thinking, UX and customer experience
• A solid understanding of business aspects - operations, finance and marketing
• General management qualification (Executive management programme/diploma will be advantageous)

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

DEFINE & MANAGE THE DELIVERY OF OVERALL PRODUCT VALUE:

• Define and communicate product vision and strategy
• Define and prioritise product scope and roadmap
• Manage all aspects of the roadmap deliverables
• Act as the customer advocate in the development team articulating users needs.
• Work with the business owner and Product Designer to define what problems to solve
• Articulate valuable market problems

DEFINE & MANAGE THE DELIVERY OF PRODUCT FEATURES AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Gather, manage and prioritize market/customer requirements
• Work closely with the Product Owner to define product features and requirements
• Meditate the needs of the business as requirements change
• Review completed work and check customer satisfaction
• Work with the Product Owner to manage defects, enhancements and any product feedback that has an impact on the product as a whole

DEFINE & MANAGE THE PERIPHERAL, SUPPLEMENTARY AND COMPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS:

• Assist in identifying relevant compliance and regulatory requirements
• Assist in identifying the operational environment necessary to manage the product post launch
• Communicate operational, compliance and regulatory requirements to the Product Owner to ensure relevant features are delivered
• Facilitate the activities related to the product launch. This includes the development and/or distribution of customer communications, launch plans, coordinate launch activities, ensure relevant materials and collateral is prepared, etc
• Facilitate setup of all customer experience and operational requirements, training materials, operational and procedural documentation

PROJECT REPORTING:

• Provide reports on project status to stakeholders as required
• Manage blockers and delivery expectations between client and delivery team
• Provide analytics reporting to stakeholders as required; post launch

WHAT MAKES YOU IDEAL FOR THE ROLE:

• A good leader with strong mediation and negotiation skills

• A strategic thinker with proved business acumen

• A self starter who can think independently, but who works well within a team

• A systems thinker who is able to hold the context of the big picture while discussing details

• A problem solver by nature with the ability to think creatively

• Organised and remain professional even under pressure

• Able to handle high pressure situations with emotional maturity and have resilience despite adversity

• Strong technical vocabulary - specifically in the agile development environment

• Great verbal and written communication skills

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WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

A test engineer to join our QA team. You will be responsible for testing and maintaining product test cases for all of our exciting projects. You will also be required to work closely with the rest of the talented team to reach product objectives by using your exceptional skills to ensure the quality of our products.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in writing automated and manual test cases. 
• Experience leading a QA team.
• ISTQB/ISEB qualification will be an advantage.
• Experience with CI tools and executing automated tests.
• Experience working with mobile devices in an automation context.

A bonus for us would be:

• Experience using a test case management platform.
• Experience using Selenium WebDriver with the Python programming language.
• A tertiary qualification in Computer Science or an equivalent.
• Knowledge of security standards, penetration and performance testing.
• Experience with Katalon Studio or similar automation suites.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Test cases and test suites:
• Responsible for end-to-end user tests
• Regression tests
• Reporting bugs to team members
• Develop and maintain automation scripts
• Implementation of the automation framework
• Execute automated regression tests through a CI pipeline
• Penetration tests and security audits
• Load testing of infrastructure

Managing Projects:

• Plan and estimate project deliverables 
• Participation in sprint planning sessions as well as project retrospectives.  
• Work closely with product owners to ensure efficient delivery of automation tests
• Understand the front-end and back-end architecture
• Develop and maintain reports with test plan and test execution result and communicate these to technical team lead 

Maintenance:

• Effectively maintain and manage the test case and automation frameworks
• Work closely with the DevOps team to maintain automation pipelines
• Investigate errors and raise necessary tickets with the relevant teams

COMPETENCIES:

• Collaborative 

• Problem solver

• Independent thinker

• Organized

• Professional 

• Knows how to manage stress when under pressure 

• Displays self awareness and leadership

WHY WORK FOR US:

• We are passionate about the personal development of our team members

• We offer the opportunity to have purpose in your role

• Positive and Productive team culture

• Trust & Accountability are important factors in how we work

• We manage our teams based on outcomes, not attendance and understand the value of flexibility and work life balance

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WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

A talented Senior Software Developer with 6+ years of coding experience to develop, build and operate sophisticated large-scale transactional systems as well as leading and mentoring their development team.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET:

• Our tech stack of choice is Python and Django, but we’re open to applicants who have knowledge in other object-orientated languages and MVC frameworks. Exposure to GoLang will be advantageous.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Write software in line with industry standards and design patterns
• Debugging software for optimum functioning
• Maintaining software and related repositories and databases
• Managing Projects
• Leading & Mentoring
• Keeping current with the development environment

WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH:

• Python​ 

• Django

• Django Rest Framework​

• PostgreSQL

• Redis

• AWS

INDIVIDUAL COMPETENCIES:

• Collaborative 

• Problem solver

• Independent thinker

• Organized

• Professional 

• Knows how to manage stress when under pressure 

• Displays self awareness and leadership

WHY WORK FOR US:

• We are passionate about the personal development of our team members

• We offer the opportunity to have purpose in your role

• Positive and Productive team culture

• Trust & Accountability are important factors in how we work

• We manage our teams based on outcomes and understand the value of flexibility and work life balance

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WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

The technical product owner is responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality products, assisting clients with requirements analysis, project management and support. The technical product owner is responsible for coordinating multiple projects across brands and clients.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET:

• The position will require someone with at least 3-4 years of experience as a technical product owner/ project manager/ business analyst in the tech industry. A qualification (Certificate, Diploma or Degree) in project management, business analysis or anything related would be to your advantage. Excellent grasp of ticket writing, agile delivery and business analyst processes. Must have experience using Jira for agile delivery.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

DOCUMENT PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

• The technical product owner is responsible for eliciting requirements from project stakeholders and clearly defining project context deliverables as well as writing comprehensive user stories and acceptance criteria.

MANAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

• You will work closely with our developers to produce time estimates for project work as well as plan and manage iterations.

MANAGE CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS

• Our technical product owners run professional meetings with product stakeholders, build trusting relationships with clients and manage stakeholder expectations.

MANAGE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE

• You will be required to work with customers in the ongoing enhancement and improvement of the product, provide input into product direction and strategy and manage product support by guiding operational processes as required

WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH:

• Jira

• Miro

• Visio

• Trello

• QTest

• Google Analytics

• Design Thinking Methodologies

• Scrum Framework