Specialist Full-stack Developer

at  Absa Bank Limited

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
CIB Corporate Technology is looking for a Software Developer to apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities:

A solid understanding of OOP and FP principles Outputs – What are the key performance areas and daily responsibilities?

• Apply your experience, critical thinking and problem solving skills to developing a product with maximum value for the business
• Be an active member of a scrum team, mentor junior developers, build good team dynamics and ways of working
• Design, code, test, debug and document your application
• Build reusable software components and libraries for future use across multiple projects
• Analyse, diagnose and resolve errors related to your applications
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders and articulate tech value in commercial language

Skills and experience required:

• Tertiary education in Computer Science/IT or related field
• 4 - 6 years hands on software development experience with exposure to a wide range of tools and technologies (essential)
• Languages: JavaScript, Angular, C#, ASP.Net MVC
• JavaScript Tech: TypeScript
• Databases: MsSQL
• Tools: Git, VS Studio, VS Code, Hangfire, Azure DevOps
• Technology: AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, AWS Cloudwatch, AWS CDK, AWS CDK Azure, REST API
• Platforms: Windows
• Strong C# and Typescript skills
• Experience with modern SPA frameworks (We’re using Angular 9) Angular 4 - 9 will be considered
• Experience with AWS serverless applications
• Experience working on databases (PostgrSQL and/or MongoDB experience advantageous)
• Experience working as part of an agile team
• Experience with the tools and techniques of software development: TDD, CI/CD, version control, code reviews etc.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail

Beneficial skills:

• Knowledge of Fixed Income modelling and Corporate Banking pricing principals
• Comfortable with Investment Banking vocabulary and jargon
• Ability to demonstrate lateral thinking and problem solving capability
• Ability to demystify technology of own team and other tech partners when communicating with Senior business stakeholders and project sponsors

Education
Bachelor’s Degree: Information Technology
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertise

• Apply your experience, critical thinking and problem solving skills to developing a product with maximum value for the business
• Be an active member of a scrum team, mentor junior developers, build good team dynamics and ways of working
• Design, code, test, debug and document your application
• Build reusable software components and libraries for future use across multiple projects
• Analyse, diagnose and resolve errors related to your applications
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders and articulate tech value in commercial languag