Job title: Senior Software Engineer
Reporting to: Software Engineering Team Lead
Location: Our Lula head office is based in Cape Town; however, for this role, we are open to applications from across South Africa.
ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY'S EE TARGETS
WHAT WE DO
Lula is an innovative and human-focused FinTech company on a mission to help small businesses optimise their cash flow. Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their businesses better, faster, and more simply, so they can spend more time doing what they love.
If you're looking for a new place to call 'home' that believes in the potential of the broader SME landscape in South Africa and a place where you'll work with awesome people - then Lula's the place for you!
We're making business banking fast, human, Lula!
OVERALL PURPOSE
Our platform is the market leader in online business lending, is based on the Microsoft stack and is hosted in the cloud.
We are looking for a motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic, vibrant and energetic Engineering team. The successful candidate will be required to contribute towards system architecture, technical decision making, planning and development of platform features and advance our platform to the next phase of operation and functionality. The application is the market leading online small business lending platform which incorporates all aspects from multiple API integrations with other fintech platforms to advanced business logic around risking, pricing and machine learning prediction for quick turnaround funding offers.
In addition, the successful candidate will be required to mentor junior Developers and be an active member of code reviewing sessions. Furthermore, taking responsibility for project delivery and system maintenance.
This role will expose you to several aspects of software development, service provider integrations, full stack technologies, project responsibility and team mentorship.
Responsibilities will include:
Extend and maintain existing and new software systems on the Lula platform (and/or Lula white labeled/partner platforms)Project scheduling, planning reporting and analysis tasksPlanning, estimating, and continuously improving code quality, system design and processesWork with the business to understand and implement complex requirementsTechnical advice and system architectureDriving Engineering Excellence within LulaCollaboration between product delivery teamsMentorship of more junior team membersTechnology research and keeping a constant eye on changing industry ideas and practices, and monitoring emerging technologiesParticipation in technical architecture/problem resolution sessionsWork in an agile environment, assisting in the move towards Continuous Deployment
THE COMPETENCIES WE'RE AFTER
Full stack development exposureAbility to mentor more junior team membersEfficiency and optimisation drivenAnalytical thinkerProblem solverAttention to detailInnovativeAdvanced communication skillsTeam playerKnowledge sharingInterest and passion for technology
THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
A relevant tertiary level qualification (BSc in Computer Science, BTech, BEng), or equivalentHonours and/or Master's degree an added advantage6+ years experience in object oriented development (Preferably C# or Java)Solid experience in test-driven developmentExposure to any of the following:architectural design principlessecure coding practicesfront-end scripting technologies (Javascript, Jquery, React)Mobile development utilising React-NativeAPI design, with a openAPI preferencemicro-services and/or service oriented architecturecloud based environments (Preferably Azure)database designAgile developmentsource control (e.g Git)
Please note that all appointments are subject to our background checking process, which may include Credit, Criminal and any other job inherent checks
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