Senior Software Engineer - Front End at Kyosk Digital Services

Role Profile:

• Kyosk is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to help strengthen the development competency of a team of software engineers who are developing solutions on the leading edge of innovation in Africa. The successful candidate will play a leading role in the full SDLC of the team output.
• As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll join our growing team of Product and Technology professionals who share a passion for leveraging technology to empower informal retailers across
• the African continent. You’ll work with teams from multiple countries across the organization to imagine and build innovative solutions for Kyosk’s customers and internal teams.
• To be successful in this role you will need to be a strong technologist, innovator and an analytical problem solver. You will need to develop high quality, resilient, scalable software.

Key Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in the design and development of software solutions
• Triage, investigate and resolve errors and bugs
• Adhere to, promote and help to improve Kyosk's development processes
• Perform Peer Code reviews
• Mentor less experienced software engineers

Minimum Technical Requirements:

• A minimum of 6 years proven work experience as a Front-end developer;
• A bachelor's degree in computer science; Engineering or related field;
• Strong working experience with JavaScript, Angular;
• Familiarity with Figma and/or able to convert wireframe/designs to html/CSS/SCSS/Angular page;
• Hands on experience with markup languages;
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging ex: playwright/cypress;
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment);
• Understanding of layout aesthetics;
• Organized and able to follow best practices regarding code quality, testing and code reviews;
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment;
• Familiarity with agile (scrum) environments;
• Comfortable with working remotely;
• Nice to have: experience in working with Launch Darkly;
• Able to work in an environment where new features are built and applications are continuously deployed;
• Experience with SCSS, experience with Ionic and an understanding of security on single page applications.
• Experience with GraphQl and integration with backend team

Minimum Behavioural and Soft Skills Requirements:

• Strong work ethic
• Focus on delivery
• Punctual
• Works independently
• Expectation management
• Passion for learning
• Ability to lead a discussion with clients in a professional manner
• Ability to give reasonably accurate time estimates
• Proactively accommodates value chain outside of sphere of responsibility
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely
• Can take the lead on small projects

Desired Technical Competencies:

• 6+ years of software development experience
• 3+ year of experience of the full SDLC
• A bachelor's degree in computer science; Engineering or related field
• Strong working experience with JavaScript, Angular
• Familiarity with Figma and/or able to convert wireframe/designs to html/CSS/SCSS/Angular page
• Hands on experience with markup languages
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development andbdeployment)
• Understanding of layout aesthetics
• Organized and able to follow best practices regarding code quality, testing and code reviews
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with agile (scrum) environments
• Comfortable with working remotely
• Nice to have: experience in working with Launch Darkly
• Able to work in an environment where new features are built and applications are continuously deployed
• Experience with SCSS, experience with Ionic and an understanding of security on single page applications
• Practitioner of the shift-left approach
• Experience introducing automated tests into a code base
• Experience architecting, designing and implementing a software system

Desired Behavioral Competencies:

• Constantly seeks to improve tech and processes to streamline development
• Ability to work under pressure, with tight timelines and ambitious deadlines
• You have integrity: You do what you say you will do and make no excuses.
• Promote psychological safety in the team, as well as across the entire organization.