Senior Application Developer at African Alliance Insurance Plc

We’re looking for a Full Stack whose primary responsibilities will be to design and develop enterprise scale applications, and maintaining existing applications, while designing anything from back-end services to client-end counterparts to meet business needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Interface with the business for requirement gathering and act as first level support for all user escalations
• Building new applications, maintaining the existing software platforms
• Assist in planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of web and mobile applications
• Assist development lead in all activities with respect to application development & management operations and support
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems
• Develop prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions
• Perform coding duties according to the functional and technical specifications in order to solve a business problem
• Actively participate in program unit testing, integration and system testing to ensure they meet quality standards
• Ensure that developed solutions are peer reviewed and formally documented
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications
• Design, code, test, and document Mobile application software
• Participate in the customisation of application packages
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of business intelligence and integration solutions
• Database Administration - Data Backup

Job Requirements

Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in Computer Science/ numerate discipline
• Master’s, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage
• Technology Stack
• Familiarity with the .NET framework (C#, ASP.NET Core, Web API, WCF, ASP.NET Core) and other Object-Oriented Programming based language like JavaScript (NodeJS/Angular/Vue JS/React), Python (Flask/Django), Java, PHP (Laravel).
• Mobile Development (Android/iOS)
• Familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server, My SQL Lite, MongoDB, Elasticsearch
• Familiarity with frameworks such Angular, REST API, ASP MVC, NHibernate, JQuery. Any other one.
• Unit Test Development/Test Driven Development

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering solutions in a structured environment.
• Experience with building fault tolerant systems at scale.
• Knowledge in banking, insurance and financial services would be an added advantage.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools
• Project management using Agile methodologies
• Ability to work in and constructively contribute to team work environment and meet stringent deadlines
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills (both written and spoken) in articulating and presenting choices