Front End Developer

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Johannesburg is seeking a skilled software engineer with at least 5 years of experience. The ideal candidate should possess strong competencies in translating business requirements into technical solutions, with proven skills in Java, Angular, and Agile methodologies. Responsibilities include applying engineering principles to design and enhance complex software systems, participating in code reviews, and ensuring systems remain maintainable and efficient. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications.
• Proven experience in modern engineering practices like dev ops and agile.
• Demonstrated specialization in at least one IT Engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Apply computer science theories to create and refactor complex programs/scripts.
• Design complex specifications, code, test, debug and enhance programs.
• Execute software developer responsibilities according to engineering standards.
• Participate in reviews of colleagues' work.

Skills

Translating business and functional requirements

Agile methodologies

Angular

Java 8/11

Spring MVC

Springboot

React v18

APIs (Rest, GraphQL)

Jenkins

BDD - E2E Testing - Cucumber

TDD

Job description

• Minimum 5 years experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.
• Proven experience in modern engineering practices i.e. dev ops, agile etc., Proven experience across multiple, broad IT Engineering disciplines, with demonstrated specialization in at least one.
• Experience within the required scope of expertise. With Technical experience in Angular, Java 8/11, Spring MVC, Springboot, React v18, Jenkins, APIs (Rest, GraphQL), Nexus Repository OSS, BDD - E2E Testing - Cucumber, Puppeteer, Chai, TDD.
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Agile Development
• Application Support
• Design Patterns
• DEVOPS
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Responsibilities:

• To apply computer science theories, principals to create, refactor moderate to complex programs/scripts, integration software services.
• To design complex specifications, code, test, debug, enhance programs within the Continuous delivery pipelines and provide support, maintenance of systems, programmes.
• To execute software developer responsibilities according to Engineer practice, standards, frameworks, roadmaps and the architects application standards.
• Participate in reviews of colleagues' work.