Junior Java Developer
Job Title – Junior Java Developer
Job Type – Permanent
Location: Pinelands, Cape Town
About the Client:
Do you want to work with an international client operating with leading names in Europe? Do you want to work for a specialist company developing competitive enterprise retail software? Are you a motivated individual with a customisation flair in your skillset?
If you want to work with expert retail software development services, catering to both operational systems as well as client-specific needs + development read on.
As their Junior Java Developer you will:
Key responsibilities:
- Modify, develop, test and maintain applications
- Work as part of a project team to develop and test enterprise-ready business applications in a variety of configurations (e.g. web-based, desktop-based, service-based or scheduled processes).
- Help produce brand new solutions, solutions based upon third-party applications, or solutions that interact with existing systems.
- Is aware of, prepared to learn and follow industry best-practice when developing applications.
- Use programming languages and tools (generally) around the Java platform.
- Work with Business Analysts to specify business requirements and help translate these requirements into technical specifications (including Class, Sequence and other UML diagrams).
- Help Database Developers write efficient and effective database access code.
- Work with QA Analysts to implement testing plans and write the necessary code to automate testing in line with our Test-Driven Development methodology.
- Work with customers and project managers to deliver quality, effective software, in line with our Agile Development process.
- Help diagnose the root causes of systems issues using their problem-solving skills.
- Help research and evaluate potential technical solutions to business problems
- Help evaluate application systems, processes and requirements, make changes to those systems and maintain them where necessary.
Skills:
Essential Qualifications / Skills:
- 2 years minimum professional Java development experience.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Good judgement and experience of prioritising and working to tight deadlines.
- Ability to learn fast and share knowledge, experience and best practices with team mates
- Willingness to take responsibility and ownership of their work.
- Empathise with customers and communicate at the appropriate level
- Appreciation of their position within the wider roles & responsibilities of the DPS community
- Ability to work under pressure
- Practical approach to problem solving
- Able to document information and share knowledge with colleagues
- Follows a structured approach to their work
- Personal drive to succeed
Beneficial
- Exposure to BDD/TDD will be a definite advantage
- Exposure to object-oriented design concepts will be an advantage
- Experience with agile methodology and scrum framework
Benefits:
- Fantastic recently renovated offices
- Pension, Medical & Group Life Benefits
- Great coffee, hot chocolate, popcorn and fruit
- Free undercover parking
- Car wash service
- Subsidized activities
- International travel
Please ensure you meet the minimum requirements before applying for this position – due to a high volume of applications, if you haven’t received a response within 5 working days your application has been unsuccessful.
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