Old Mutual Jobs for Students – Intermediate WhatsApp/USSD Developer

Job Description:

The role of Software Engineer – Intermediate WhatsApp/USSD Developer is responsible for the development of high-quality WhatsApp/USSD solutions. This role requires participation in the development and maintenance activities of software and other digital applications or services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Writes secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects.
• Build Front-end and/or back-end solutions on the WhatsApp/USSD digital channel/platform Knowledgeable of and implements coding design patterns
• Clearly documents software to ensure that future generations of developers understand the intention behind the features and components built.
• Work in a DevOps culture
• Work closely with multi-skilled and cross-functional teams e.g., architects, developers, UX designers, business
• Understand, communicate and/or translate complex procedures
• Writes unit tests and tests code thoroughly
• Participates in team design, scoping and prioritization discussions
• Generate, contribute and drive technical documentation according to OML guidelines
• Document & Design solutions at an Application Level with guidance from seniors
• Assumes responsibility for the state of the code you both inherit and produce.
• Contributes to and develop technical specifications and software application architecture and designs
• Responsible for getting designs and code reviewed,
• Follow Agile methodologies (SCRUM / Kanban)
• Build cloud based functional WhatsApp/USSD applications at an enterprise level
• Classifies, stores, and handles data in accordance with Old Mutual policies
• Implement complex Business Features and solutions with minimal guidance

Job Requirements:

• Test-Driven Development is one of our key practices.
• Containerisation technologies e.g., Kubernetes, Docker
• Collaboration tools e.g. Confluence, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack
• CI/CD Tools e.g., Jenkins, AWS Code Commit, CodeBuild, Code Deploy
• Performance testing tools e.g., Locust/Jmeter/Gatling etc.
• Data Visualization tools e.g. Data Dog, Grafana or similar toolchain
• ExpressJS Framework eg. NodeJS
• RESTFul, GraphQL
• Matric certificate with relevant tertiary qualification
• Contract testing (e.g., Postman, Neman)
• Unit Testing Tools e.g. Mocha, Chai
• AWS (preferred) or another cloud provider such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform
• Relational and Document-based Databases e.g., Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, Mongo, Postgres etc.
• IaC technologies e.g., Terraform/Cloudformation
• Static Analysis / Code standards (Linting)
• 3+ years of experience in WhatsApp/USSD application development

Job Details:

Company: Old Mutual

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Pinelands

Application Deadline: N/A

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