Full Stack Developer at Kwik Delivery

Job Summary

• We are looking for a “Senior Full Stack Backend Developer” to take an active part in developing our eCommerce products (plugins, bespoke delivery APIs and eShop solutions) supporting our growth in the African e-commerce landscape.

What You'll Do

• Participate in the architecture, design, and development phase of software production
• Be responsible for developing and testing critical components of Kwik’s Platform
• Deliver high-quality software with extensive Unit Testing
• Collaborate closely with the team in designing software and hardware for implementing a scalable web services architecture and rich user interface using modern technologies
• Influence the team success during the project life cycle -give proactive, constructive feedback
• Manage personal work tasks for optimized software delivery
• Communicate with foreign team members customers and contractors.

Who You Are

• You must have at least 5+ years' experience as full stack backend Developer either in an eCommerce or Logistics environment working on customer facing web applications.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) and the ability to interact with a diverse group of stakeholders, developers, and subject matter experts.
• Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development
• Experience working within an Agile / Scrum team.
• Managing senior stakeholders and influencing decisions.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to meet tight deadlines and give accurate time estimates.
• The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter, self-learner, proactive and customer focused, passionate about creating delightful experiences for our partners.
• Proficiency in PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Proficiency in Python, Angular
• Experience with responsive design
• Strong experience with relational (MySQL; PostgresSQL) and nonrelational databases (MongoDB)
• Server, network, and hosting environment proficiency
• Proficiency in interaction with a wide variety of APIs
• Excellent spoken and written English.

A significant advantage would be :

• Experience with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
• Experience with Payment Gateways.

Life at Kwik

• Join a multinational, passionate & driven team of all backgrounds
• Casual work environment
• Comprehensive health benefits to fit your needs
• Competitive salary
• And more