Software Developer at Farsight Africa Group

WHAT YOU’LL DO AS A LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER:

• Design algorithms and flowcharts to create new software programs and systems/portals.
• Develop and test software/portal to meet client’s needs.
• Developing and directing software system validation and testing methods.
• Provide information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing development and service issues
• Support and develop software engineers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities
• Proactively research operational challenges for our highest priority products and services and design and develop automation-based solutions for your findings.
• Ensure solutions are developed under the highest industry standards and meet production readiness criteria for global 24/7 operation.
• Collaborate extensively with R&D teams to guide them in implementing resilience and scalability requirements and educate them on how to employ the developed tools and frameworks
• Lead by example by mentoring other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and over-the-shoulder debugging to support the team’s objectives and contribute efficiently to their career development goals

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer and web development
• Master's degree in the appropriate field of study
• A passion for building robust software systems using raw coding, ready-to-use libraries, and open source frameworks to accomplish large-scale goals and objectives.
• A proactive approach to your work and accomplishing your goals with a specific focus on taking initiative to support large-scale systems, processing millions of requests per day.
• Practical Knowledge in OOP language like C# Java and are eager to continue learning new languages.
• A familiarity and understanding of ELK, Grafana, DataDog, Bamboo, Jenkins, Spinnaker, and JFrog.
• Previous experience creating solutions for automated systems monitoring and related domain specifics.

KEY NECESSARY EXPERIENCE, TRACK RECORD:

• Previous track record of the software development of revenue collection systems
• A proven track record in solving CI/CD challenges is considered an advantage..