Senior Software Engineer
Summary
The Senior Software Engineer designs, implements, and tests complex software applications while providing peer mentorship and technical support. The role requires strong proficiency in ReactJS, TypeScript, and core web technologies to build and maintain high-quality software solutions.
Role Purpose
- Designs, implements, tests and documents complex software applications
- Provides effective communication with geographically distributed team members
- Ensures quality through design/code reviews, TDD and BDD practices
- Escalates urgent issues to Engineering Management
- Can provide peer advisement to other Software and Associate Software Engineers, through code/design reviews and peer-programming efforts
- Interacts with Business Analyst to ensure that specifications are satisfied
- Communicates design, reliability and maintenance problems to appropriate internal resources
- A Software Engineer may function in a Support Role with the following added responsibilities:
- Responsible for debugging, troubleshooting and developing technical solutions in the form of software patches related to software and setup errors
- Creates workaround solutions when product procedures have failed and ensures issues are resolved in a timely fashion
- Escalates urgent problems requiring more in-depth knowledge to appropriate internal resources
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related degrees, or relevant experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in software development
- Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS and core JavaScript concepts
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks
- Experience with JavaScript libraries management using NPM
- Professional experience of ReactJS (functional components)
- Strong experience with TypeScript
- Experience with Redux and/or Context API
- Solid understanding of core web concepts
- Experience consuming REST-based web services
- Experience of browser dev tools for debugging and trouble shooting
- Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility concerns
- Knowledge of an IDE e.g. WebStorm or VS Code
Education
A degree or post graduate qualification in Computer Science or Software Engineering