Job Description

Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth

Monthly Cost To Company (Market related)

Our client in the Logistics industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Junior Software Developer.

Main Purpose of the Position:

• The Junior Software Developer is part of an agile development team with intermediate and senior developers building and working on small to enterprise grade software systems.
• They are involved in all areas of the SDLC from design to development to testing and will be required to produce neat, simple to mildly complex and accurate code and queries, according to our agreed standards and practices.

Requirements:

• Diploma of 1 to 3 years / NQF level 6
• Up to 3 yearsxe2x80x99 Experience
• Technical, specialist or analytical skills acquired through tertiary education or the equivalent experience.
• Analytical skills and ability to pay careful attention to detail.
• Willingness to understand the various roles played by fellow team members.
• Proficient in specific areas related to software development.
• Must have a good understand of the software development life cycle (e.g., requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation).
• Good understanding of OO Principles and Techniques, Microsoft MVC Framework and ASP.NET.
• Good understanding of C#, .NET, Webservices.
• Experience doing front-end development with Raxor, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML and jQuery.
• Experience writing semi-complex SQL queries and Stored Procedures working with MS SQL Server 2008 or above.
• Experience with version control using SVN / TFS is advantageous.
• Experience with Kendo / Telerik is advantageous.
• Experience with web development is vital.
• Computers and Electronics xe2x80x94 Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Engineering and Technology xe2x80x94 Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Mathematics xe2x80x94 Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Design xe2x80x94 Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Customer and Personal Service xe2x80x94 Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Shows appetite and aptitude for owning responsibility of technical decisions for one or many projects.
• Aptly manages team demands on his/her time as well as on-time delivery according to specified deadlines.
• Work with an agile team to design, develop, test, and maintain web and desktop-based business applications in accordance with established standards.
• Demonstrates responsibility with the team for customer support / bug fixing and highlighting areas for improvement.
• Participating in peer/code-reviews according to established standards.
• Assist and support the deployment of releases.
• Working with teammates in the upgrade of older technologies to current technologies.
• Analyzing and resolving technical and application problems.
• Adhering to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions ontime.
• Working closely with senior developers and/or mentors.
• Preparation of training manuals for users where necessary.

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying.

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