Senior Full Stack Developer

Job purpose 

We're looking to hire a hardworking, experienced Senior Full Stack Web Developer with a passion for building and scaling high-quality web applications. The role requires expertise in multiple languages, and the ability to see a project through its lifecycle from ideation to go-live. The successful candidate will need to operate on both a strategic and technical level – your work will make a difference to our business, and you will play an integral role in how our product and company evolve. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems, applications and components. 
• Learn the business domain and participate in the requirements gathering process. 
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimisation and functionality. 
• Participate in the agile software development lifecycle, including but not limited to solutions review, validations and retrospective meetings. 
• Utilise backend services, and expand our architecture. 
• Refactor, optimise and improve the existing codebase. 
• Use Test Driven Development and acceptance tests to ensure feature quality. 
• Engage other stakeholders around all tasks, evaluations, suggestions, schedules and technical and process issues. 
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development, and engage in knowledge sharing with the team. 

Qualifications and Experience 

• 5+ years’ previous experience as a Full Stack Developer. 
• Experience in full-lifecycle product management. 
• Strong understanding of PHP, AngularJS, React, and Node.js. 
• Experience with JS-based tools including Bower, Grunt and Gulp. 
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git). 
• Strong preference for or deep understanding of open-source solutions. 
• Experience with PHP MVC frameworks (e.g. Symfony, Laravel). 

• Experience with Agile development practices (TDD, refactoring, continuous integration). 

Key Competencies 

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment. 
• Able to work unsupervised, or with a team as required, and to collaborate effectively with other team members and stakeholders. 
• An almost unhealthy level of enthusiasm for good documentation. 
• Organised, flexible, and a self-starter.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• No ego – a willingness to pitch in and get the job done. 

Benefits 
Our benefits are second to none — we look after our people! 

1. We look after your well-being and encourage a healthy lifestyle:
   We pay 100% of your medical aid (Discovery & Vitality) — so no deduction unless you want to add a beneficiary. 
   
2. We think of your future:
   Retirement Annuity — up to 5% co-contribution of your monthly salary. 
3. We invest in our employees:
   Employees are encouraged to identify opportunities to upskill themselves, and we contribute towards relevant training and courses.