29/08/2019
Lead Developer required JHB (salary neg)
The Lead Developer will report to the Systems Manager. The Lead Developer is responsible for leading development initiatives and maintaining websites and web applications. KEY OUTPUTS: • Analyse business plans and design beautiful, functional and user-friendly websites and web applications. • Lead internal and external development teams. • Design, build and maintain high performing, secure, reusable, and reliable web applications and websites using best practises and design frameworks. • Develop backend interfaces to access database information. • Review existing code to ensure that it is valid, sufficiently optimised, properly structured and highly secure. • Implement development and security strategies to best defend against cyber-attacks and vulnerabilities. • Create and maintain documentation relating web development and maintenance. • Take responsibility for the Investigation and resolution of technical issues relating to websites and web applications. • Keep abreast of changes, external as well as within the company environment. • Pro-actively identify threats that could impact IT services negatively and opportunities that could improve the uptime or value of IT services • Maintain technical and professional skills and knowledge; keeping abreast of current development trends. 2 REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE (AT LEAST 5 YEARS AT ADVANCED LEVEL) • Practical experience at architecting, planning and delivering complex systems • Extensive experience with C # • Extensive experience with JSON • Extensive experience with .NET Programming • Extensive experience with HTML, CSS and Javascript • Extensive experience with EF/LINQ, AngularJS and Bootstrap • Extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming best practices • Extensive knowledge of database design • Extensive knowledge of source control, unit testing, code verification and documentation, including use cases. • Experience with mentoring and managing developers in a team • Experience of system integration with 3rd-party systems • Web services BENEFICIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: • C++ • Java • Microsoft SQL Server • Mobile platforms • Agile software development methods • Working with graphic and creative teams. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: • Proficient in English both spoken and written. • Self-motivated and good attention to detail. • Strong analytical skills with ability to contribute in problem solving. • Team player, loyal and client friendly. • Ability to handle multiple tasks. • Ability to work with clients in a positive, presentable and mature manner. • Ability to plan and implement a system from scratch. • Ability to extend and further optimise an existing system. PORTFOLIO DOCUMENT: Please compile a portfolio document, covering at least 2 recent projects that you have worked on as a system architect / team lead. The document should be presented as a case study /use case including: • URL if live • Screenshots of frontend, backend and code that you may be willing and able to share 3 • Technology used • Description of the logic behind the development • System schematic or diagram if this can aid explanations • The candidate’s role in the project • The candidate’s depth of involvement, contribution and value brought to the project • Challenges, low points and highlights
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