Rails Job

Experienced Software Developer

Posted 29 days ago at 24 January 2012

Description:

The Software Developer will develop web based business and client applications and will be involved with the transitioning of legacy software systems. The role operates within a self-organising team environment and requires commitment to and understanding of the Agile (Scrum) development philosophy. The software development team is based at the company’s head office in Durbanville.

Overall disposition
The ideal candidate will have a passion for:

Technology to serve operational and client requirements
Programming, open source technologies and IT in general
Optimal systems and simple procedures
Agile development (Scrum) and a self-organising team environment
The challenge of transitioning legacy software systems towards the state-of-the-art in software development
Sharing ideas and innovation

Responsibilities:

Continually drive process and technical improvements within the development team
In collaboration with the Product Owner, understand the needs of the customer in order to deliver innovative, robust solutions
Enthusiastically contribute to the output and approach of an agile software development team
Participate in all aspects of the software development process
Maintain and incrementally transition legacy systems

Required skills:

A high level of proficiency in the following:

Web development (Ruby, Python or PHP – cross skilling may be required)
Database design and performance tuning
Software development within the Linux/Unix environment
Agile development practices (TDD, refactoring, continuous integration, pair programming)
Object oriented development
Linux systems administration skill will be an advantage

Desired skills:

Qualifications:

BSc or BTech (or equivalent qualification) majoring in Computer Science will be a distinct advantage.

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