Software Developer at InfoStrategy Technology

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.