Job Description
The Software Developer is a key member of the Product Development Team. Working with the development manager and product owner, the Software Developer implements software designs produced by the interaction design team.
The Software Developer uses modern development tools to create functional implementations of software. As one of our Software Developers you will be expected to design implementation that results in high quality, well document and unit testable source code.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop Software Implementation Designs– The Software Developer will create documentation that will explain the design of the software solution.
- Develop Software Unit Tests– Create Unit Tests that prove the solution works as designed using Test Driven Development practices.
- Create Software Installation Packages – Create installation packages that will allow our customers to install software on workstations and servers.
- Create Software Implementations – Create source code that meets the needs of the design requirements by satisfying the rule established in a unit test.
- Participate in Code Reviews – All code produced will be subject to a code review prior to check in to the source code control system. The Software Developer will be responsible for making modifications to the code based on the outcome of the code review.
- Participate in Software Implementation Planning– The Software developer will participate in software planning sessions by contributing estimates of effort required to accomplish specific software design implementations.
- Participate in Implementation Review Sessions – The Software Developer will participate in implementation review sessions. These sessions allow the developer to receive feedback from key stakeholders by demonstrating the software implementation.
- Deliverables: Software source code software unit tests installation packages.
- Architecture documents database scheme diagrams entity relationship diagrams sequence diagrams
Key/Critical Competencies
Quality– the program is the pinnacle of the software organisation’s efforts. As such, the Software Developer must have high personal standards and always work to deliver the very best product implementation. This means all code needs to be commented and unit testable.
Comprehension- An extremely strong comprehension and understanding of Software Design patterns and best software development practices.
Communication– the Software Developer will need to communicate software solutions in written form through technical documentation.
Problem solving– the Software Developer will need to solve implementation problems using proven software design patterns and innovative solutions.
Organization– As a regulated business in many countries, all project information and artifacts must be well managed and available. Using the Development Framework, the Software Developer must ensure that their deliverables are well managed.
5 + Years experience as a project lead or team leader within a development arena.
IT experience required: 8+ years of overall industry experience in HTML 5
A pragmatic and analytical approach to problem solving is fundamentally important to this role.
Technical ability is also a key component to this role. Candidates are expected to have previous experience of developing software products in a product environment and demonstrate a thorough awareness of the methods and qualities of industrial strength software.
Large Language Models
Agentic AI
Machine Learning
JavaScript
React
CSS3
RESTful APIs
JSON Data Objects
Experience with Distributed Architectures
Asynchronous Request Handling
Design Patterns
XML
GIT / SVN
Product development
Browser Based Software
Responsive Web Design
Familiarity with modern architectural software development methodologies
Experience using Design Patterns such as MVVM and MVC Preferred experience
Masters of Science Degree in Computer Science preferred
**Please note: This is a contractor engagement ending on October 31, 2026. There is no guarantee of extension beyond this date.**
- Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
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