Software Developer at InfoStrategy Technology

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new software programs
• Maintain and improve the performance of existing software
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues
• Design and update software database
• 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
• Other duties as assigned.

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 but is not mandatory.
• 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.

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.

Required 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.