Senior Software Developer at deepAfrica

Job Overview

As a Senior Software Developer, you play a key role in ensuring the success of all software development projects. Your responsibilities go beyond writing code, as you must also manage and oversee the solution design process, developing software architecture and ensure that the solution meets business requirements and is scalable and maintainable.

You must also lead a team of software developers, providing guidance and support to ensure that each team member has the resources they need to perform their jobs effectively.

Responsibilities

Feasibility analysis

• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.

Application design and coding

• Develop software solutions by studying application needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.

Document and demonstrate solutions

• By developing flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.

Establishing security protocols and guidelines

• This by , conducting regular code reviews to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities, and testing code for security weaknesses.

Collaborate with other teams via WHMCS/Bluebird

• Work with cross functional teams to understand project requirements and consider insight that contributes to the development of the projects.

Task delegation and management

• Ensuring the success of a project by managing the workload and distribution of tasks among the development team. This involves assessing the strengths and skills of each team member, determining the tasks that need to be completed, and assigning them in a way that is efficient and productive.

Internal System analysis and improvement

• Improve operations by conducting systems analysis and recommend changes in policies and procedures.

Professional development

• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and participating in professional organizations.

Training and mentorship of interns and internal teams

• Providing hands-on experience and professional guidance to interns and internal teams to ensure their knowledge and skills are up to date with the latest industry standards and in line with the company’s goal and objectives.

Shift Management and Leave Pre-approval

• You will be in charge of managing shifts and pre-approving annual leave requests within the Development Department.