Job description
Noodle is higher education’s leading strategy, services, and technology partner. We develop infrastructure, provide life-changing learning experiences, and grow the awareness of and the enrollment in some of the best academic institutions in the world. Our vision is “to empower universities to change the world.” We achieve this vision by offering our university partners various products and services that help them be more resilient, responsive, efficient, and interconnected.
As a Full Stack Web Developer on the Noodle Learning Platform, you will:
Architect and build exciting new features for the Noodle Learning Platform
Define database schemas, add/modify REST endpoints, vet and integrate with 3rd party APIs
Translate mobile & desktop wireframes into frontend components, ensuring the UX/UI is pixel perfect
Utilize product knowledge and liaise between product and engineering to help refine requirements and ship features to enhance end-user experience
Collaborate with the engineering team members to shape and improve engineering culture, standards, tooling, and processes
Support engineering team with code reviews
Perform other duties as assigned
You have:
3-5 years of experience working on both the frontend and backend high traffic web applications
Extensive experience with Python, web frameworks such as Flask/Django
Extensive experience designing/building REST APIs & using ORMs like SQLAlchemy
Experience consuming/integrating with APIs developed internally or provided by 3rd parties such as Stripe
Extensive experience with ES6/ReactJS & one or more JavaScript frameworks
Extensive experience with HTML, CSS, SCSS
Experience with Flux/Redux, Saga, Flow
Experience translating business requirements into technical requirements
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
Critical and analytical thinking skills with strong problem-solving abilities
Working knowledge of Google Workspace (Docs, Slides, Sheets)
Ability to work effectively in dynamic, rapidly changing, team-based environment
Noodle Africa Benefits
- Work from the comfort of your home office!
- Great compensation package
- Tools you need on us! Laptop (Mac is our computer of choice) and EcoFlow inverter
- 12 weeks paid Parental Leave benefits
- 20 working days annual leave + 10 paid national holidays
- Medical/RA benefit
- Internet benefits
- Full access to our employee assistance program (EAP) through Company Wellness
- Annual education stipend for lifelong learning
Eligibility Requirements:
This position is based in South Africa. Applicants must be legally authorized to live and work in South Africa and must maintain residency within South Africa throughout their employment. Proof of eligibility and residency will be required upon hiring.
At Noodle, we hire people who will help us change the future of online education. Even if you don’t think you check off every bullet point on this list, we still encourage you to apply! We value both current experience and future potential.
Noodle is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. We value and celebrate our differences because those differences are what make our team shine. We hire great people from different backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger as a whole. In accordance with the Employment Equity Act, preference will be given to candidates from designated groups.
