Senior Software Developer (PHP/LARAVEL)

Our client is a successful Fintech located in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town , that has grown by implementing new ideas and equipment in the payment processing industry to enrich payment solutions with automation and great tech. 

An intelligent, strong, tech savvy, outcomes focused Senior Software Developer professional is required. Who has willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges in a fast-paced growing company, to start as soon as possible . Primary competencies:

• 7+ years’ experience as a Software Developer / Senior Software Developer.
• College or University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Proficient with PH.
• 0P, Laravel and JavaScript.
• The ideal candidate will be an IT professional with excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• The candidate needs a proven track record as a Senior Software Developer.
• The position is part of an agile development team, building and working on enterprise payment grade software systems on top of a PHP Laravel and VUE.js development stack.
• A hybrid working environment is embraced, allowing the team members to work both on-site and remotely. As a result, proficiency in virtual team management and the ability to manage deliverables in a virtual setting are essential requirements for this position.

• Reporting to the DevOps Manager.
• Maintain high standards of software quality.
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and android based business applications.
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Work with teammates in the upgrade and rewrite of legacy software.
• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications.
• Analyse and resolve technical and application problems.
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget.
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization
• Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories
• Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment.
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes.