Software Developer

Job Code: IST/ABJ/001 Department: Technology Reports to: Team Lead Technology Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Team Lead Technology, the Software Developer will develop and implement new software programs for the Organization. S/He will analyze information to determine, plan and recommend new programs and also make good technical decisions that impact positively on systems and provide useful features.

Essential Duties and Responsiblites

Develop and implement new software programs
Generate ideas to improve system design, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction, sales and profit
Maintain and improve the performance of existing software
Participate in every stage of feature development from design, brainstorming and implementation of the project.
Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues
Work as part of a dynamic team collaborating closely with other developers, teams and product marketing
Design and update software database
Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
Create functional specifications and designs
Test and maintain software products to ensure strong functionality and optimization
Recommend improvements to existing software programs as necessary
Code documentation e.g. Development of Software documentation.

Education Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Competencies Education and Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering/Development or any other related discipline.
A Masters degree would be an added advantage
At least 4 years of experience in the development and delivery of high-quality software applications. A strong portfolio would be considered where the required experience is lacking.

Skills:

Core Skills:

Strong knowledge of OOP concepts.
Experience with development and consumption of RESTful APIs.
Experience with integration of payment platforms.
Knowledge of agile software development methodologies.
Strong knowledge of any of the following RDBMS: MySQL, Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server. Experience with NoSQL databases would be an added advantage.

Any two out of the following skills are required:

Cross-platform mobile application development using Javascript Frameworks such as Cordova, Ionic or Onsen UI. Native application development with Java for Android or Swift for iOS would also be considered.
Knowledge of C# for development of Rich Internet Applications for Desktop.
Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of PHP. Knowledge of a prominent PHP framework such as Laravel, Symfony or CodeIgniter would be an added advantage but is not mandatory.

Competencies:

Excellent planning and team management skills, demonstrating mature confidence and integrity
Proven ability to work as part of a cross-functional development team
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Stress tolerant
Excellent interpersonal skills
Good report writing and documentation skill
Should be proactive.

Applicants should send their Cover Letter and CV’s in a single Word Document to:  recruitments@istrategytech.com using “Software Developer” as the subject of the mail. Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply via :

recruitments@istrategytech.com