Job description
Location: Cape Town
Working Practices: Hybrid | Mondays and Thursday in office and remaining days remote
Employment type: Permanent
Working hours: 007H00 TO 15H30, with flexibility
Role summary
The Application Developer is responsible for supporting the evolution of the technology solution and processes that support the entire development and delivery of Online Education Services (OES) products and services.
The Application Developer will work closely with key internal stakeholders to drive the successful automation of unit development processes, including the setup and maintenance of key cloud technology systems to support this. They will manage off the shelf systems as well as build fit for purpose solutions as required to the delivery of the OES technology vision for online learning.
This role will support the Head of Student Technology in providing thought leadership, and options and solutions formulation for the unit development and broader technology space.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams – Work closely with Developers, Testers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts to refine product requirements and drive feature development.
- Assist with architecture and design of scalable solutions – Assist in shaping low-level solution designs with the Solution Architect or Solution Lead, ensuring robust and maintainable implementations.
- Develop high-performance applications – Design, build, and enhance features for our custom-built platform using React (frontend), Node.js (backend), and AWS services.
- Optimize and scale – Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and reliability by refactoring code, improving API efficiency, and enhancing cloud infrastructure.
- Build and integrate APIs – Develop and maintain APIs to enable seamless integrations between our custom platform, Salesforce, data warehouses, and other critical systems.
- Prototype and validate ideas – Create proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to evaluate potential feature implementations and new technologies.
- Ensure cloud-native best practices – Leverage AWS services for serverless computing, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code to drive efficient deployments.
- Support business expansion – Assist in setting up and operating new partner systems both domestically and internationally.
- Enhance DevOps and automation – Work with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and automated testing to streamline deployment and operations.
- Champion technical excellence – Conduct regular reviews to simplify and streamline the platform, implementing improvements based on best practices.
- Mentor and guide – Support junior developers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
- Drive innovation – Stay ahead of industry trends, advocate for modern technologies, and help evolve our technology stack.
To apply you must have 5-6+ years’ experience in:
- ReactJS or similar Front end JavaScript framework experience
- NodeJS experience
- AWS (or similar cloud architecture) development experience in serverless solutions
- Developing and consuming API’s
You should have knowledge in:
- JS serverless libraries (ServerlessJS or similar)
- HTM5, CSS3 and native JavaScript (jQuery/JqueryUI)
- Coding patterns (MVC, MVVM etc)
- Version control tools (e.g. Git)
- CI/CD (Jenkins or similar
- CMS/LMS experience
It would be beneficial to have:
- Craft CMS (Or other)
- Version control tools (e.g. Git)
- Knowledge of TDD (Test driven development) & Agile Development process (Jira)
- Understanding about debugging and problem-solving application issues
- PHP Development
- LTI development experience
- AWS Certification
These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team:
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Medical allowance
Commute allowance
Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
A healthy and supportive company culture
Generous annual leave
Paid maternity and paternity benefits
Study leave
Professional development and mentoring
Construct Culture Club events
Company funded lunch and drinks every 6 weeks
*Policy T&Cs apply for certain benefits
About Construct
Construct Education is a fee-for-service digital learning solutions company specializing in the design of innovative, impactful, and bespoke digital learning experiences. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of OES, a global leader in education solutions, we continue to push the boundaries of online education. Construct Education is committed to redefining online education in a way that prepares learners for real-world challenges and helps them succeed in their careers. Our vision is for everyone to have access to meaningful education through superior online programs.
Company Culture & Values
We are a people-focused organisation with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do:
Passion and Perseverance: We love what we do (even though it’s not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a ‘can-do’ attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others.
Teamwork: We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners.
Agility and Innovation: We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.
Integrity: We do what’s right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony.
