Software Developer level 2

About

Our client based in Durban, is seeking a Software Developer level 2, to join their team. This is an on‑site position.

Architecture and Technical Design

• Analysing requirements and designing software components, under supervision, that meet business requirements and standards.

Software Engineering and Practices

• Development, release and maintenance of multiple, integrated software components that meet the agreed design.
• Development and optimising of automated functional and basic non‑functional tests, tools and artefacts.
• Creation and maintenance of documentation.
• The ideal candidate should:
  • Write testable code across multiple components
  • Ensure that the code written adheres to the required design
  • Review teammates' code to ensure that these follow the design
  • Write/update documentation for the technical or operational specs, where required
  • Be actively involved in reviews of functional and basic non‑functional test scenarios
  • Ensure that there is a threat model for the product and that the changes created don't compromise the component

Development Processes

• Building the foundational building blocks of the software product's continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline.
• The ideal candidate should:
  • Be able to craft an advanced YML‑based pipeline to build, test and deploy the product you are working on
  • Be confident that the pipeline is solid and is trusted to deliver the right product to the right environments, through the use of quality gates, reports and alerts
  • Use Docker containers during development & testing of your product and in the pipeline

Planning and Delivery

• Resolution of issues related to the functionality of software products.
• Communication of work status and escalation of risks that may compromise on‑time and quality delivery.
• The ideal candidate should:
  • Fully understand the overhead required to review code and write the tests required
  • Work closely with partner SDETs to deliver quality
  • Resolve issues by troubleshooting to find the root cause and fix it