Senior C++ Developer
Key Performance Areas:
- A technical job concerned with software programming in C/C++ developing & maintaining visual & non-visual/service applications.
- Conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by computer. Analysis of relevant standards.
- Understand project / product requirements from a technical perspective
- Produce and review baseline documentation that collectively defines the solution. Review requirements, specifications related to the proposed solution.
- Follow the software development plan
- Write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions, called programs that computers must follow to perform their functions.
- Write programs according to the specifications determined primarily by computer software engineers and systems analysts.
- Code detailed designs from design specifications, according to best practices and software coding standards.
- Perform the testing and debugging.
- Produce test code (unit tests) to drive all functionality, including error paths
- Ongoing support throughout the lifecycle of the product (or until the support responsibility has been re-allocated), to all departments and customers as and when required.
- Update, repair, modify, and expand existing programs
- Code detailed designs from design specifications, according to best practices and software coding standards.
- Build, test and implement the software solution, including any amount of coding that may be necessary. A small project may require end to end detail involvement.
- Be thoroughly familiar with company standards and procedures.
- Maintain all development documentation under configuration and source control as per company standards (incl. Source, documentation, assembly drawings, etc.)
- Ensure completion of deliverables by prescribed milestones, with proactive feedback. Continual feedback from / to spec and throughout process
- Configuration management of data: know the documentation requirements for the project / product.
- Ensure the documentation is completed according to the best practices guidelines and the content is adequate and appropriate
- Produce test code (unit tests) to drive all functionality, including error paths Project Execution
- Participate in project definition and project planning giving detailed inputs in Statements of Work to the project manager as and when requested.
- Test, integrate and even maintain the software as it may be required at any particular time. Ongoing support throughout the lifecycle of the product (or until the support responsibility has been re-allocated), to all departments and customers as and when required.
- 24 Hour standby
Qualifications:
- Relevant degree in the engineering field or alternatively a proven in-house track record through an engineering career.
Experience:
- More than 2 years’ experience as a Programmer
Specialist Skills required:
- Software design
- Software language exposure: Primarily C/C++ experience
- TCP/IP communication
- Knowledge of records/structures and binary data storage
- Knowledge of binary & hexadecimal numeral systems. i.e. understanding of binary data (bits & bytes)
- Development of dll’s & dll interfacing a plus.
- Databases (Basic SQL)
- Office tools
The successful applicant must have:
- Appropriate technical domain
- Be familiar with Systems Concepts and Standards.
- Software Engineering
- Computing Systems Design
- Computer Programming
- Technical Documentation
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance techniques,
- Be familiar with company policies and procedures relating to software development.
- Develop an understanding of the complete testing life cycle, including developing test cases and test plans.
- Teamwork
- Communicate with other team members; share knowledge; share resources; seek assistance Acknowledges and appreciates each team member’s contributions.
- Train and assists more junior programmers
- Endeavor to always satisfy or exceed performance expectations at all times
- Meet deadlines or other requirements, as specified by management, which are under your control
- Improve skills and competencies by identifying your own training needs and proposing courses. Be self-motivated, by taking an interest in the job, and obtaining satisfaction from the achievement of a job well done.
- Proactively endeavor to resolve de-motivating factors or circumstances thereby contributing to job satisfaction
- Take ownership of responsibilities and ability to work both independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team
Desired Skills:
- Software design
- C/C++
- TCIP/IP
- records/structures and binary data storage
- binary & hexadecimal numeral systems
- dll’s & dll interfacing a plus.
- SQL
- office tools
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years