KEY SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Self-motivated, capable of independent contributions.
• Skilled in several of our key languages/frameworks in our web technology stack including Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript and React.
• Develops to standards and best practices on a team.
• Prioritises tasks using knowledge of the business, clients, and end users.
• Clear communication skills via a multitude of mediums to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Can lead and influence technical team members with positivity, passion, and enthusiasm for technology.
• Understanding of software engineering principles and best practices, for example Object Oriented Programming, SOLID principles, TDD, YAGNI, KISS, etc.
• An awareness of industry best practice.
• Mindset includes continuous improvement, automation first and documenting as you go.
• Active learner, both within your technical and professional area of expertise, & taking control of your own career development.
• Confident independent developer with a good appreciation and feedback ethos who can contribute to a high performing team and internal community.
• Resilient, calm, and methodical and able to multi-task, prioritise and make decisions.
• First-hand knowledge of software development techniques and methodologies throughout the SDLC.
• Suggests improvements to existing Engineering processes and code bases.
• Demonstrable first-hand experience as Software Engineer or similar role
• Experience with agile management tools such as Redmine and Jira etc.
• SDK experience is preferred.

THE ROLE - WEB SOFTWARE ENGINEER

If this is the opportunity you have been waiting for, to work in a fast-paced company with cutting-edge technology, please send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Software Engineer role is a key contributor on a collaborative Engineering team delivering award winning apps and services using Node.js, React, JavaScript and Typescript. A skilled engineer who can take well-defined tasks and complete them in a way that is considered by the team to be high-quality. They may require some senior input on more complex tasks but can own and work independently on small to medium features.
The Software Engineer learns quickly from their mistakes and consistently follows the defined standards and best practices. They are empowered to challenge those practices and standards and shape them for the future. The Software Engineer will be focused on learning areas of technology as their expertise and becoming capable of mentoring new engineers in these areas. They will participate in the technical design process, with guidance from senior engineers where necessary.
The Software Engineer can prioritise defined work and progress it to completion without becoming distracted, communicating concise updates to the team and managers. They understand how their work fits into the larger work for the team and know how to ask for clarification if requirements are unclear. Software Engineers seek out the ‘why’ of the features they deliver and understand the impact their work will have for the client and the user.
This is an important role for the company to ensure that we provide outstanding products to the thousands of customers who use our Apps.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivering software features, grabbing others for help or insight as necessary.
• Participates in technical refinement and design sessions.
• Contributes to the wider team via Code Reviews and Pair Programming.
• Writing quality code in alignment with the team’s documented standards and principles.
• Contributing to estimates and delivering software on time.
• Creating and maintaining documentation.
• Updating on progress and communicating with non-technical stakeholders.
• Debugging and solving technical problems.
• Engaging in the team’s Agile ceremonies.
• Raising retrospective actions and taking responsibility for resolving them.
• Proactively identify and clean up technical debt before it turns into a long-term problem.
• Ensure contributions to the team follow auditable regulatory compliance measures, such as ISO27001 and PCI Compliance.
• An understanding of the architecture and area of work.
• Coaching and mentoring Juniors and assisting in inducting new team members.
• Sometimes presents at Brown Bag Lunches and Team Meetings.