Senior Backend Engineer at IT Horizons Limited

Job Summary

• This position is responsible for the design, development, testing, and deployment of software systems that meet customer requirements.
• The role also involves sitting within the IT team of a business and will be involved in liaising with the Business Analysts and Development Managers to ensure software projects meet requirements.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Strong background in PHP and some of its frameworks (Laravel/Lumen particularly)
• Understanding of the SOLID programming principles
• Expertise working with packages and other developers’ codebases
• Dedication to TDD
• Experience designing, integrating, and writing APIs
• Expertise working with relational databases
• Experience with modern-day development tools including version control, preprocessors, task runners, etc.
• Experience with cloud computing architectures
• Comfortable with Linux servers and some DevOps
• Desire to work with project managers, designers, and other developers
• Excellent verbal and time management skills
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize projects to meet deadlines
• Experience working in small cross-functional Agile teams to build complex systems

Key Performance Indicators

• Performance Area Performance Indicator
• Fix bugs in product and make it more efficient
• Bug-free application
• Ensure all projects are delivered within the timeline
• Delivered software within specified timelines
• Ensure documentation standards are followed at all times
• Standard code documentation
• Resolve all customer support requests within the SLA
• Good customer rating without escalation to management.

Skills & Competencies:

• The competence proficiency levels required for the position of a Backend Developer are defined using the following key terms.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve significant, unusual problems and to successfully adapt aspects of an Area of Expertise.
• Ability to creatively solve significant, complex, non-routine problems in the Area of Expertise. o Ability to adapt practices from other markets or countries for use in the Area of Expertise; and
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment
• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. PHP, JavaScript) and frameworks/systems (e.g. Laravel, Vue.js, Git)
• Experience with databases and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies
• Excellent communication skills
• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude.

Competence levels:
Awareness:

• A good understanding of what is involved in an area of expertise and its relevance to the business.
• Ability to describe the main elements of the area of expertise and their importance to the business; and
• Ability to recognize how and where competences in expertise are relevant to their own  job.

Knowledge:

• Ability to interpret and evaluate information and advice from experts in an area of Expertise. o Knowledge and ability to correctly use the terminology (vocabulary) of the area of Expertise.
• Ability to hold an informed debate with experts in the Area of Expertise; and ability to ask questions that test the viability of proposals in an Area of Expertise.

Skills:

• Ability to consistently carry out the activities of an area of Expertise to the required standard.
• Ability to perform the majority of activities of the Area of Expertise.
• Ability to translate guidelines and standards for the Area of Expertise into practical actions.
• Ability to solve imaginatively common technical /operational problems in the Area of Expertise, and
• Ability to guide and advise others in operational /technical aspects of the Area of Expertise.
• Mastery
• Ability to generate substantial improvements to local practices and procedures for the Area of Expertise.

Organizational relationships:
Internal:

• Reports to: Direct reports; External Relationships
• Engineering Manager, N/A; Product Manager, Presales Manager, Project team, Clients, vendors
• Dimensions: Manages and works with direct reports.