Senior Software Developer (Java) - Clickatell



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We are looking for a Pacesetting Senior Software Developer to join our team. This role is required to utilise knowledge of Java and React to develop and maintain Chat Commerce features on our high-performance (low latency, high transaction volumes) applications.

Joining our existing agile teams of developers, you will assist in expanding our capacity, allowing us to build the features that will enable our clients seamlessly transact and engage with their customers on a global scale, using channels such as WhatsApp, Apple Business Chat, and SMS, with new channels coming soon.

This role reports to the Software Development manager. We Do The Right Things

Responsibilities of the Role

  • Work with an awesome geographically distributed team of engineers, product managers and designers to complement the next generation of products and/or features
  • Work independently and with the team focus on:
  • projects that involve developing applications from scratch
  • building applications that can scale (millions of transactions/requests per day)
  • developing software iteratively and delivering working code each iteration
  • implementing, debugging, and testing new product features, or enhancements on existing features, or assisting customers and vendors with implementing and troubleshooting end-to-end solutions
  • test-driven development using unit and integration tests in an agile environment
  • sustaining features once delivered in production
  • authoring relevant documentation and test cases
  • providing scheduled standby/on-call support of production software
  • Take lead in discussions of architecture, design recommendations and implementations
  • Coach and mentor software developers and other roles within the team to improve knowledge, skill and capability


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Requirements of the Role

  • Computer Science degree or equivalent diploma (or 8+ years relevant experience)

Work Experience

  • 5+ years’ experience in a Software Engineering role
  • Full Stack development (preferred)
  • Experience working in a high-volume communication, payment transaction environment, or mobile technology platforms and systems integration would be advantageous.
  • HTML 5, CSS 3 and Typescript experience required

Knowledge and Abilities

  • At least Java 11 or newer with Spring Boot 2 or newer and Spring Framework experience required
  • Ability demonstrate a sustained track record of delivering high-quality outputs, on-time and product or business specifications
  • Use of JavaScript frameworks such as ReactJS and Angular 7 or newer
  • Knowledge of RxJS(Advantageous)
  • Knowledge of IntelliJ and Visual StudiCode IDEs (Advantageous)
  • Package management tools such as NPM
  • Ability develop and troubleshoot both front-end and backend components
  • Databases SQL language and scripting (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and Continuous Delivery
  • Familiarity with Version Control systems such as git (GitLab)
  • Containerization (Docker / other), Kubernetes or other container orchestration frameworks, advantageous
  • AWS (Amazon Web Services) or other cloud-based infrastructures & services (Advantageous)
  • Knowledge of Linux or a recognized Unix platform (Advantageous)
  • Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies and embracing of their values and principles.


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