Provide expertise and leadership in the development of new products, services, and processes from a backend technical perspective.
Work independently and within the team adhering to high technical standards, taking ownership of projects, and ensuring they conform to departmental standards before going to QA.
Work effectively within an agile, deadline-driven production process to complete project development with rapid, iterative cycles.
Liaise with Team Leaders, Product and Project Managers to ensure projects are taken from creation to completion – on time and on budget.
Provide accurate estimates for existing and new projects alike.
Be an integral part of the code review process, providing constructive feedback against code produced by other team members.
Ensure good communication is maintained with other team members/departments throughout project life cycles.
Demonstrable experience in solving complex problems.
Ability to work on a variety of projects to write concise, clean, and understandable code, applying appropriate design patterns, in a test-driven manner; developing first-class applications that meet our client needs and quality expectations.
Write unit and integration tests to ensure they meet the acceptance criteria.
Use standard refactoring methods and appropriate design patterns to ensure code is kept in a maintainable state.
Actively contribute to departmental learning and standards within the team environment through involvement in presentations/demonstrations and participate in the continual drive for collaboration and knowledge sharing amongst the team.
Keep abreast of the latest trends in application development and continually develop software engineering skills.
Investigate and participate in discussions with team members about technical best practices and help identify optimal technical solutions.
Train and mentor other members of the team
Requirements & Skills:
Strong experience in Python and/or NodeJS, must have experience in both
Experience in relational and/or document databases
Experience in Cloud Technologies, preferably Azure
Experience in Azure Logic Apps, Function Apps, and App Services
Experience in Cloud AI Services
Microservices and Domain-Driven Design
Git and Git workflows
Experience in CI/CD pipelines and YAML pipelines (GitHub actions)
Applying SOLID principles and using Test Driven Development practices
