Senior Application Developer Job at Hire Resolve

Job Description

• A leading South African financial services group that provides direct-to-consumer insurance, investment, and value-added solutions is seeking a Senior Application Developer who will translate business requirements into scalable, robust software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Software Delivery & Architecture: Design, build, test, and support full-stack web solutions and RESTful APIs, adhering to enterprise architectural standards and quality metrics.
• Requirements & Estimation: Partner with Business Analysts to define functional and non-functional requirements; break down and accurately estimate development tasks.
• Risk & Quality Management: Identify, own, and mitigate technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Act as a technical subject matter expert, provide guidance and code reviews, and mentor junior developers.
• Agile Collaboration: Work closely with IT Managers, project teams, and business stakeholders within an Agile delivery framework.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Degree, diploma, or relevant professional certification in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience: 8+ years of full-lifecycle software development experience.
• Methodology: Strong experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
• Industry Experience: Prior experience in the Insurance industry (beneficial).
• Core Stack: C#, .NET Core / .NET 6+, SQL Server, Blazor, HTML5, CSS.
• Web & APIs: Web solution architecture, RESTful API design, and integration.
• Quality & Automation: Unit testing frameworks and DevOps automation/CI/CD pipelines (beneficial).

Core Competencies

• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of modern software design principles and best practices.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical abilities with a proactive approach to risk mitigation and decision-making.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills to align technical delivery with business objectives.
• Execution & Delivery: Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage priorities under tight deadlines.