An exciting opportunity has become available within the astronomy industry for a Junior Software Engineer.The position is based in Observatory, Cape Town.Duties & ResponsibilitiesJunior Software Engineers are part of a development team building the telescopes.Writing the software that controls and monitors the telescope.Junior Software Engineers develop, test, and maintain software solutions to meet the requirements.Software development of the telescope operational software.All stages of the full software development life-cycle may be encountered: from requirements analysis, architectural input, software design and development, to testing, integration, and deployment, as well as close interaction with hardware subsystems.Participate in deployment environments and processes; this may involve site visits to the Karoo.Participate in commissioning and lab integration of software and hardware.Participate in coding standard compliance and code reviews.Follow System Engineering principles for development of software.Produce documentation sets for the applicable subsystem as required.Desired Experience & QualificationB.Tech/ B.Sc (Comp Sci) with 3 years' working experience, ORB.Eng / B.Sc Hons (Comp Sci) with 3 years' working experience, ORM.Eng / M.Sc (Comp Sci) with 2 years' working experience, ORPhD / D.Eng only with 1 year working experience, OREngineering (with a software focus) or related field.Experience in programming languages (Python or C++ or Java).Experience in prototyping and development, including testing, deployment, commissioning, release, and support of large scale projects.Experience with test-driven development and integration testing techniques, methodologies, and frameworks; and supporting systems like revision control and build systems.Experience with quality assurance processes and software development processes and willingness to participate in improving software development processes and software quality procedures.Experience in the implementation of project management and system engineering principles.Familiarity with modern software collaboration tools such as Github, Containers, Google Drive, JIRA.Proficiency in Python programming language.
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