Full Stack Senior Software Developer

at  Clickatell

WE ARE SETTING THE PACE

Clickatell is a world-class Chat Commerce company, ambitious to stay ahead of its competitors. We build our own culture in which we dream big and stay busy doing the right things. We need people who can understand the bigger picture and who connect the dots to achieve success. In our agile and demanding environment, you will have to ask the right questions and take the smart risk.
We call ourselves Champions. Why Champions? Because it’s not only about what they have done, but also for what they are going to do. The way they are going to drive our organization forward and deliver solutions to our customers. Watch this space as we blaze a new path while expanding across the globe.

PURPOSE

We are seeking a Full Stack Developer (Java) to join our Champion team focused on disrupting a $50B+ market. This role is deemed essential to our growth and focused on software development on our Interact Product.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

• Work with an awesome geographically distributed team of developers and product designers to implement the next generation of products and/or features
• Work independently and collaborate on projects developing applications/features from scratch
• Build applications that can scale (millions of transactions/requests per day)
• Develop highly maintainable software iteratively and deliver working code with each iteration, including authoring relevant documentation and test cases
• Apply best software development practices to coding software solutions
• Be responsible for:
• implementing, debugging, and testing of new product features, or enhancements on existing features, or assisting customers and vendors with implementing and troubleshooting end-to-end solutions
• Implementing a test-driven development using unit and integration tests in an agile environment
• sustaining implemented features once delivered into production through maintenance and support
• Accurate and detailed documentation of relevant design artefacts (use cases, user stories, sequence diagrams etc)
• Working closely with key stakeholders particularly with team leads and software managers
• Partake in architecture discussions, design recommendations and implementations
• Adhere to policies and standards as applied by the team and directed by the reporting manager
• Participate in supporting production releases as needed
• Coach and mentor software developers and other roles within the team to improve knowledge, skill and capability

REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE

• For success in this role, the following are some desirable technical requirements:
• Strong development & debugging experience with Java 8 or Java 11 & Spring Boot based microservices
• Experience with MySQL, Postgres
• Experience writing unit tests with Mockito, Spring Boot
• Experience with source code management tools such as Git, GitLab, etc
• Experience with log monitoring tools such as Elastic, Kibana, GrayLog, etc
• Experience with dependency management tool such as Maven/Gradle
• Package management tools such as NPM
• To excel in this role, following are some nice-to-have technical requirements:
• Experience working in a full stack capacity with AngularJS
• Knowledge of RxJS
• Experience with Containerization & Orchestration frameworks including Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Experience working with event driven architecture including Kafka, Event Bus
• Experience with DataDog for metric monitoring
• Bonus points for experience working with WebSockets (industry standard for real-time applications)
• Bonus points for experience working with other JVM based languages such as Kotlin
• Active participation in code and design reviews
• Computer Science degree or equivalent diploma from a reputable school (or 8+ years relevant experience if no degree)
• Proven track record of working in relevant roles for 5 years or more
• Proven industry experience in Financial or banking, or telecommunications an advantage
• Experience working in an Agile methodology an advantage
• Experience working with other integrated applications within the Clickatell ecosystem or 3rd party systems
• Strong communication skills with a team player attitude

PERKS OF THE ROLE

o Medical Aid contribution
o Pension fund contribution
o Quarterly performance incentive bonus
o Risk benefit company contributions
o Reimbursable communications allowance for internet and mobile phone bills
o Half-day off on your birthday
5 personal days leave a year, over and above your annual leave
o Remote working and access to office hubs as required
o Home office set-up with laptop, monitor and other related item