Backend Developer

AV Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent tech company in Gauteng, South Africa, is seeking a skilled back-end developer to enhance their team. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience and is adept in web design, secure application development, and leading teams. Responsibilities include writing and testing code, designing robust APIs for both mobile and desktop applications, and optimizing web applications for peak performance. This position emphasizes innovative thinking and a growth mindset.

Qualifications

• Excellent foundation in computer science and algorithms.
• 3+ years experience as a Backend Developer.
• Growth mindset focused on innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Write code and tests, build prototypes for applications.
• Design and manage scalable APIs for mobile and desktop clients.
• Optimize web apps for performance and scalability.

Skills

Computer science fundamentals

Web design

Secure web applications

AWS technologies

RESTful APIs

Team leadership

Job description

Looking for a skilled back-end developer to join our team of creators who are consistently raising the bar for user experience

Requirements:

• Excellent foundation in computer science, algorithms, and web design
• 3+ years experience as a Backend Developer
• Experience in writing highly secure web applications
• Experience with core AWS web-enabling technologies
• Growth mindset that challenges the status quo and focuses on outside-the-box ideas and solutions
• Experience in designing RESTful APIs, specifically for mobile apps
• Experience in leading a team

Key Responsibilities:

• Write code and tests, build prototypes, resolve issues, and profile and analyze bottlenecks
• Design robust APIs to support mobile and desktop clients
• Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in the cloud
• Optimize web applications for performance and scalability
• Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met, and allow for regression testing