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Job Summary
Senior Designer | Developer (Next.js and React.js) (Remote) Johannesburg - Gauteng - South Africa, Cape Town - Western Cape - South Africa, Remote
ENVIRONMENT:
A leading software company specializing in AI solutions is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Designer and Full-Stack Developer with expertise in Next.js and React to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing robust software solutions while also designing scalable, user-centric applications and architectures. This role requires a strategic mindset to shape the platforms design direction, ensuring that each feature is intuitive, efficient, and aligned with the companys business objectives. A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent training in computer programming is required. A minimum of seven years of experience in full-stack development, with expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies, is essential.
DUTIES:
Software Design:

• Collaborate with Implementation and Sales teams as well as other stakeholders to understand feature requirements and translate them into intuitive, scalable designs.
• Design software architecture that ensures high performance, security, and maintainability.
• Conceptualize, develop wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to support critical and complex designs and to guide feature development.

Development:

• Write high-quality reusable code to develop the dynamic user interface for various platforms
• Collaborate with project managers, other developers, and business partners for work planning, sharing new ideas, code demonstrations, troubleshooting, and bug fixing
• Assist team members in architectural compliance, functional accuracy validation, and adherence to appropriate industry standards
• Be able to work through the complete software development lifecycle, from scratch to launch
• Code for various platforms to ensure functionality across multiple channels
• Develop and design RESTful services and APIs
• Integrate services with third-party systems, e.g. slack, sentry
• Troubleshoot issues and solve problems where needed

General:

• Maintain and administer various products on GCP
• Deploy services to Kubernetes and Google Cloud Run both manually and automatically (CI/CD)
• Manage various deployment environments, e.g. production, staging, development
• Link cloud services via DNS (Cloudflare)
• Manage database administration and hosting responsibilities
• Maintain existing Proof of Concept applications and occasionally make design changes or add new functionality
• Assist in driving overall maturity of the technical environment.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or any alternative computer programming training
• At least 7 years experience working in front-end and back-end development across various technologies is essential
• Experience in developing web-based UI using NextJS JavaScript, React.js, and Typescript within in the last two years is essential.
• Proficiency in popular React tools and libraries is essential
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS, GCP, or Azure is essential
• Knowledge of object-oriented principles, design patterns, and software designing and architecture best practices is essential.
• Familiarity with debugging problems using appropriate tools
• Both verbal and written communication skills with distinct technical concepts
• Efficiency in handling technical issues expertly, producing new design ideas and substitutions where required
• Knowledge of JavaScript and Typescript, HTML, CSS, RESTful APIs, MongoDB
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms
• Experience working on Linux based infrastructure
• Sound knowledge of critical concepts in DevOps and Agile principles
• Appreciate and add to a collaborative team effort

Technology Requirements

• NextJS and React.js
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Typescript
• TailwindCSS
• MongoDB
• Docker/Kubernetes
• Scripting language (Python/JavaScript)
• Google Cloud Platform (or AWS or Azure)
• Git

Bonus Skills/Knowledge

• Scala
• Svelte/Sapper/Sveltekit
• EmberJS
• Bootstrap
• MongoDB shell and UI tools (e.g. Compass)
• Postman
• Testing libraries
• Virtual environments
• Reading documentation
• Markdown
• Browser developer tools
• Responsive web design
• Willingness to troubleshoot problems and resolve issues
• Occasionally talk to customers and technical resources
• Basic technical presentations
• Email templates (MJML)
• Internationalization

ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to stay up-to-date with frequently changing requirements of any project
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Fascinated about learning new tools, languages, philosophies, and workflows

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