Job Description

Established in 2001, RSAWEB is South Africa's fastest growing internet service provider (ISP) with a focus on providing connectivity to home customers, and a wide array of technology solutions to businesses. We are obsessed about ensuring all our customers receive the best possible digital experience and exceptional customer service. Thousands of customers have given RSAWEB a 5-star rating, with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 on Google - the best-rated ISP in South Africa. We are extremely proud of winning KFM's Best of the Cape Awards: Best ISP in 2021 and 2022 being one of the fastest streaming ISPs on Netflix and a consistently top-rated ISP on MyBroadband. These accolades are not for nothing, as we constantly strive to improve our products, services, and solutions to enhance each customer's experience. Having invested heavily in infrastructure, RSAWEB has built a strong presence in South Africa with Data Centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Specialisation fields:

oCloud infrastructure

oEnterprise connectivity

oMobile connectivity and data management

oFibre-to-the-Home (FTTH)

oFibre-to-the-Business (FTTB)

At RSAWEB, we are passionate about using our creativity, to provide innovative solutions and services, that allow our customers to succeed in all areas of life. We believe that we are in the business of connecting customers and businesses with each other and a world of infinite possibility and opportunity, through technology. Our mission transcends our values through every customer, every interaction, every connection, every day.

Our values:

oCreativity

oHumanity

oInnovation

oPassion

Where will the successful candidate fit in?

Join our dynamic, forward-thinking engineering team to help design, build, and maintain a suite of microservice?based applications from end?to?end. You'll build APIs and front-end integrations, working across Node.js, Express.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks. You'll be an experienced developer capable of solving complex problems and thinking systemically. You'll write fault-tolerant, scalable, readble code with excellent test coverage as part of an agile team. This is an 18 month long contract role.

What You'll Do

oBuild Microservices: Develop and maintain scalable, secure microservice APIs using Node.js & Express.js.

oFront?End Integration: Implement and integrate Vue.js (or similar Node?based UI frameworks) components into full?stack features.

oCollaborate: Work closely with BAs, QAs, and product owners to clarify requirements and deliver high?quality software.

oCode Quality: Write clean, well?tested (unit & integration) code; participate in peer code reviews.

oDevOps & CI/CD: Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Git workflows, automated deployments) and containerization (Docker).

oTroubleshoot & Support: Monitor application health, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with seniors on complex problems.

Nice to Have

oExperience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

oExposure to Kubernetes or other orchestration tools.

oFamiliarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).

oBackground in TDD/BDD or automated testing frameworks.

Requirements

o3+ years' experience with Node.js and Express.js in production environments.

oProven ability to design and build microservice architectures (RESTful APIs, message queues, containerized services).

oExcellent JavaScript coding skills, particularly working with Express.js.

oHands?on experience with a Node.js?based front?end framework (Vue.js preferred; React, Angular, or similar also valued).

oSolid understanding of software engineering fundamentals: data structures, design patterns, and version control (Git).

oFamiliarity with Agile methodologies and participation in ceremonies (stand?ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).

oStrong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 18 months

Education:

High School (matric) (Preferred)
Experience:

Node.js: 3 years (Preferred) JavaScript: 3 years (Preferred) Express.js: 3 years (Preferred) Microservices: 3 years (Preferred) API's: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person