Senior Software Developer

Job Purpose

To lead a team of software developers in studying bank operations; designing, building, testing and installing software solutions or modifying/upgrading existing applications; support and develop software to meet key business goals.

Main Responsibilities

• Participate in systems/projects scoping, design, and pricing exercises as part of the development and business teams’ processes.
• Work with Senior Manager Applications Development to ensure resource utilization targets are met.
• Bringing together components and software subsystems into a whole and ensuring that those subsystems function together
• Study information needs; confer with users; study systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas.
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating impact analysis, problem definition, user requirements, proposed solutions and efforts required.
• Develop and conduct testing plans and procedures based on system requirements
• Identify systems deficiencies and implement effective solutions
• Communicate and enforce coding standards and recommending policies, processes and procedures changes.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend systems/equipment/technologies based upon user requirements and ICT system enterprise architecture in place.
• Support and develop software developers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities.
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and participating in professional organizations.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the trending banking software and technologies in the market
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Problem-solving and follow-through
• Pragmatic and thorough
• Familiarity with Agile’s scrum development methodologies.
• Fluent in at least two programming languages & two libraries or frameworks

Qualifications and Experience

• BSc. in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Agile/Scrum certification as an added advantage.
• 5 years experience in core software development
• Proven experience in mobile application development is an added advantage.
• Experience with integrations with bank products/systems is an added advantage
• Experience with various databases and object-relational mapping (ORM) frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD, Automated Builds and release Pipelines, etc.
• Experience with software design principles, patterns, and practices - solid, clean code, design patterns and thinking