Software Engineer

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Tower Group are currently seeking candidates for their open Software Engineer position in Johannesburg, Gauteng through Go Job Search. Are you an experienced candidate looking to take up a Software Engineer role such as with an industry leading company like Tower Group?

Role purpose:The Software Engineer is responsible for creating prototypes, designing and building modules and solutions in an iterative agile cycles, develop, maintain, and optimize the business outcome. This role is responsible for estimating user and technical stories, designing and developing code, writing and executing unit and integration tests, and supporting testing of deliverables against user and technical story acceptance tests. The incumbent is responsible for performing peer reviews, collaborating with architects and other developers to produce “just enough” design, and ensuring that enough technical documentation and training is provided for reference and operational support. This role is responsible for providing software-related operations support, including managing level two and level three incident and problem management.Key accountabilities and decision ownership:Estimate user and technical stories to help inform and prioritize backlogDesign modules according to user stories, UX designs, and technical storiesDevelop solutions according to module designs and deploy using delivery pipelineDevelop and execute unit and integration tests; support testing against user and technical story acceptance testsSuggest improvements to user stories and UXManage technical debt as part of daily activitiesConduct peer reviews and maintain coding standardsManage incidents as level two and level three supportManage problems as level two and level three supportKey performance indicators:Number of new/updated features released per quarter% of users of new features by channelRelease frequencyDefects per User story pointsProductivity improvement /VelocityCore competencies, knowledge and experience:Agile and lean programming and development of software systems in Web-scale environmentsBacklog item estimationUnit, integration, smoke and static code analysis testingArchitectural element testing e.g. APIsAutomated testing and tools e.g. SeleniumCode reviewingSoftware incident and problem managementExpertise in multiple programming and markup languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, SQL, XML, JSON, YAML, and Python, and paradigms such as object-oriented-, even-driven-, procedural-, functional-, and declarative programmingContinuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and toolsDevOps culture, processes, and toolsCloud-native architectures, including public cloud PaaS / IaaS, micro-services architectures, APIHighly cross-functional and able to swap and perform adjacent roles at short noticeFlexibility to deal with changing projects and priorities in a short space of timeStrong problem solving skills and ability to learn new methods and processesStrong relationship building, persuasion, and collaboration skills that drives internal-and cross-team constructive feedback and supportStrong communications skills, with the ability to distil difficult technical concepts into simple and actionable modulesStrong time-management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple balls, and comfortable working under pressureWillingness to track, assess, and incorporate practice and technology developments into day-to-day workingGood understanding of the business capability / user journey, wider organizational goals, and desired product business outcomesMust have technical / professional qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related fieldAt least 5 years relevant experience of which a minimum of three years is in programming and/or systems analysis applying agile frameworksExperience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, LSD, and FDDExperience working with multiple programming and markup languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, SQL, XML, JSON, YAML, and Python, and paradigms such as object-oriented-, even-driven-, procedural-, functional-, and declarative programmingStrong knowledge of software architecture principlesExperience working in cloud-native environmentsProfessional experience and knowledge of the Telecommunications industry preferredCertified Scrum Developer (CSD) preferredEE candidatesMust have a degreeSkills – Agile – Scrum – JAVA – SQLWork experience 4 years and aboveIdeal candidate must come from the Banking – Telecoms medium size companies

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