Sr Software Engineer

Job Description Summary Responsible for programing a component feature and or feature set. Works independently and contributes to the immediate team and to other teams across business. You will also contribute to design discussions.

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer - Frontend

The frontend developer is responsible for designing building delivering and maintaining reusable UI framework components applications and services. Working mostly on web UI design system and backend services developed using Java for applications. Responsible for software lifecycle including activities such as requirement analysis documentation/procedures and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible and work within a team in charge of reusable UI component and services in order to create a UI Design System
• Be responsible for defining developing and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure
• Provide technical leadership within a scrum team
• Work with customers to understand their requirements & vision
• Work with UX Designers and Researchers in order to implement UI components applications and meet user requirements base on UX specifications and user feedback.
• Translate requirements / vision into prioritised list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards.
• Drive increased efficiency across the teams eliminating duplication leveraging product and technology re-use
• Support process improvements which guide the development sustaining & support activities
• Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables.
• Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products
• Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge
• Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP CI Software and Product Security Scalability Documentation Practices refactoring and Testing Techniques
• Write code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project.
• Understand performance parameters and assess application performance.
• Work on core data structures and algorithms and implement them using technology chosen.
• Proactively share information across the team to the right audience with the appropriate level of detail and timeliness

Desired Characteristics & Technical Expertise

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or STEMu201D Majors (Science Technology Engineering and Math) with advanced experience.
• Experience with minimum 6-8 years.
• Experience with web front-end technologies such as typescript/javascript HTML5 CSS and frameworks like Angular React (Angular preferred)
• Experience in Java and writing micro services which work as a backend for Web Applications would be nice to have.
• Experience with database tools (MS SQL Server PostgreSQL)
• Experience with agile methodology working with scrum teams during sprints
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins build tools like npm and source control tools like git/github
• Experience writing and/or integrating with REST services on the backend
• General understanding of the impacts of technology choice to the software development lifecycle
• Familiarity and experience writing UI mobile applications is a plus

Business Acumen

• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems
• Skilled in breaking down problems documenting problem statements and estimating efforts
• Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry trends.
• Has the ability to analyse impact of technology choices.

Leadership Attributes
- Ability to takes ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members
- Ensures understanding of issues and presents clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results
- Identifies misalignments with goals objectives and work direction against the organisational strategy.
- Continuously measures deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balances different competing objectives.

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