Senior Core Engineer (.Net, Java)

• We are looking for a driven, passionate, and committed individual to join the team as we grow and expand across Africa and beyond.
• As our Senior Core Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to Manage and seamlessly blend front-end and back-end web development.
• Build new, improve and manage existing integrations and applications with external partners.

What Your Day to Day Activities Will Be Like

• Produce application architecture design translated from high-level product/user requirements
• Design, develop and deliver code that can support new product feature/enhancements in an agile environment
• Develop customer-facing applications using RESTful APIs
• Create database schemas that represent and support new products/ enhancements
• Maintain quality and ensure optimum performance of developed applications.
• Collaborate in design and development with the rest of the team.
• Maintain code integrity, organization, versioning, and apply object-oriented design principles
• Carry out unit tests of developed applications as well as set up automated testing of applications to ensure correctness, robustness, and scalability
• Work with front-end designers and converting designs to visual elements.
• Maintain code and application security at all times. Ensure data protection.
• Develop applications in back-end programming languages like Java, .NET, PHP as well as web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Jquery
• Guide and mentor new engineers and interns
• Perform other duties assigned by team lead or engineering manager.

Required Competency and Skillset to be a Waver

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the organization’s strategy, product, and service offerings
• In-depth understanding of both front-end and back-end languages, and SEO standards
• Excellent Data structures and algorithms as well as creative skills to apply them in solving problems
• Excellent knowledge of database and ORM technologies
• Ability and interest to quickly learn new languages and technologies
• Excellent organizational and people management skills
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and quality assurance skills
• Excellent time management and analytical skills
• Excellent agile delivery knowledge including branching, testing, and continuous development. Collaborate with other engineers to deliver sprint goals
• Excellent Devops knowledge including Source Control, Continuous Integration, Configuration Management, Deployment Automation, Containers, Orchestration and Cloud Platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.