Senior Back-End Developer at Cornfield Group

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable server-side software using modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Working with front-end developers to ensure that the application is compatible with all supported platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop efficient and flexible back-end architectures that meet business requirements.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs to enable seamless communication between front-end and back-end systems.
• Design and optimize database schemas, query performance, and data storage strategies for efficient data retrieval and manipulation.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in the back-end systems, optimizing for speed and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain unit tests and integration tests to ensure the reliability and quality of the back-end codebase.
• Set up and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines to facilitate smooth development workflows.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including API documentation, system architecture diagrams, and code comments.
• Design and implement solutions to ensure the back-end systems can handle high traffic and maintain high availability.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues and bugs in the back-end systems, ensuring a stable and robust application.
• Directing our software programming initiatives.
• Working closely with clients and cross-functional departments to communicate project statuses and proposals.
• Analyzing data to effectively coordinate the installation of new systems or the modification of existing systems.
• Applying best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure the compatibility of mock-ups on different browsers.
• Set up development and production environment using standard Linux tools and software.
• Analyse project specifications and provide suggestions relevant to the project.
• Handles any other job assigned from time to time by the Management

.Education Qualification, Certification, and Experience

• BSc/HND computer science, engineering, software engineering, or software development experience, preferably in a related field.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux environments and CLI, MySQL/SQL / NoSQL database.
• Vast knowledge of PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, JavaScript, etc
• Experienced in building large-scale web apps/services/APIs.
• Understanding of accessibility and server compliance.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies, including JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML5, and third-party libraries such as React Js, Angular, jQuery, and LESS.
• 5 - 7 years minimum proven experience in a related field.

Core (Behavioural) Competencies

• Excellent Communication
• Integrity and ethics
• Self-motivation
• Organizational Agility
• Time management
• Result-orientation
• Teamwork
• Customer service
• Continuous Learning Culture

Functional / Technical Competences

• Presentation skills
• Conceptual and creative skills
• Prioritization
• Excellent coding skills
• knowledge of agile & scrum methodologies
• Ownership acumen

Supervisory competencies

• Analytical and quantitative thinking
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Strategic planning
• Accuracy and Accountability