Job Description
We are looking for a skilled senior web developer who
will be responsible for designing and developing web applications for our
company. You will be collaborating with a team of other developers, designers,
and product managers to create, maintain, and update our web applications.
You will ensure that the web applications are robust
and easy to maintain. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on
different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to
collaborative problem-solving, sophisticated design and quality products is
important.
Responsibilities
This individual will be responsible for:
Translating a high-fidelity prototype into a format
that can be rendered on a web browser with exact behavior and look. Knowledge
of HTML, JS, and CSS is mandatory, and familiarity with UI libraries is
required for easy manipulation of UI components.
Understanding the basic structure of how backend APIs work, especially of how RESTful and GraphQL APIs work in order to connect them to a set of screens. This would be required to connect to multiple backend services to screens to meet system requirements.
Writing software unit tests using automated testing
frameworks with an emphasis on getting maximum code test coverage (100%) and
writing end-to-end tests that verify that the set of screens created is working
as expected.
Ensuring that the program is up-to-date with the
latest programming technologies
Maintaining healthy CI/CD pipelines to run tests,
linting and managing deployments of code for UAT purposes and also for
production purposes.
Actively participating in the daily standups with a
clear understanding of the business goals, software requirements and ability to
clearly communicate the progress being made with one’s tasks.
Coordinating your work to ensure that delivery of
work is based on the team’s, clients’ and stakeholders’ expectations and within
sprint duration with clear source code documentation of one’s work.
Must be able to carry out brainstorming sessions with
the team to discuss how certain features could be improved and/or implemented.
Gather and refine user specifications and
requirements by analyzing technical needs and requirements
Identifying problems uncovered by customer feedback
and testing, and correcting or referring problems to appropriate personnel for
correction.
Should have knowledge of performance monitoring and
be able to carry out tasks to improve the efficiency of code.
Employing the use of scientific debugging skills to
quickly identify and fix issues that affect users’ ability to use any of the
company’s web applications.
Conferring with teams to resolve conflicts,
prioritize needs, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
Staying plugged into emerging technologies/industry
trends through education, study, participation in conferences, workshops and
groups, and applying them to operations and activities in your workflows.
Skills
Familiarity with automated testing tools such as
Jest, Jasmine and Cypress.
Able to implement authentication and authorization
within web applications for proper role-based access.
Familiarity with RESTful/GRAPHQL APIs.
Familiarity with agile software development for
delivery of software ie Scrum/Kanban.
Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and
development tools such as Grunt, Webpack, NPM, Yarn etc.
Familiarity with code versioning tools and
descriptive commit messaging i.e. git
Adequate knowledge of relational database systems,
Object Oriented Programming and web application development
Hands-on experience with web developer tools, network
diagnostics and network analytics tools
Basic knowledge of the Search Engine Optimization
process.
Ability to understand business requirements and
translate them into technical requirements.
A knack for benchmarking and optimization.
High degree of independent judgment with the ability
to develop ideas and processes and clearly express them.
Able to solve complex problems via the use of
first-principle thinking.
Are you the one we are looking for?
We are looking for motivated and independent-thinking
developers. The ideal candidate for us is a quick learner, able to pick up the
nuances of a complex domain fast. They are intellectually curious, and
adaptable and they have proactively done many interesting things, even without
being paid to do them.
We are open to candidates with “unconventional tech”
backgrounds e.g. non-technical degrees, self-taught developers etc. If you
believe that you have serious and relevant skills (despite your unconventional
background), and can prove it, we’d like to hear from you. Your lack of work
experience (or the converse) will not be a handicap if you can demonstrate
possession of the skills we need, a winning attitude, and the ability to learn
fast.
How To Apply
