About the position
A leading South African financial services group that provides direct-to-consumer insurance, investment, and value-added solutions is seeking a Senior Application Developer who will translate business requirements into scalable, robust software solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Software Delivery & Architecture: Design, build, test, and support full-stack web solutions and RESTful APIs, adhering to enterprise architectural standards and quality metrics.
- Requirements & Estimation: Partner with Business Analysts to define functional and non-functional requirements; break down and accurately estimate development tasks.
- Risk & Quality Management: Identify, own, and mitigate technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
- Team Leadership & Mentorship: Act as a technical subject matter expert, provide guidance and code reviews, and mentor junior developers.
- Agile Collaboration: Work closely with IT Managers, project teams, and business stakeholders within an Agile delivery framework.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Degree, diploma, or relevant professional certification in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience: 8+ years of full-lifecycle software development experience.
- Methodology: Strong experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
- Industry Experience: Prior experience in the Insurance industry (beneficial).
- Core Stack: C#, .NET Core / .NET 6+, SQL Server, Blazor, HTML5, CSS.
- Web & APIs: Web solution architecture, RESTful API design, and integration.
- Quality & Automation: Unit testing frameworks and DevOps automation/CI/CD pipelines (beneficial).
- Core Competencies
- Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of modern software design principles and best practices.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical abilities with a proactive approach to risk mitigation and decision-making.
- Communication & Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills to align technical delivery with business objectives.
- Execution & Delivery: Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage priorities under tight deadlines.
Benefits:
Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)
IF you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to [Email Address Removed].com
Desired Skills:
- Senior Application Developer
- Senior Application Developer
- Senior Application Developer
