Software Developer at First Excelsia Professional Services Limited

First Excelsia Professional Services Limited – Our client, a leading Financial Institution, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Developer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Finance

Job Description

We are seeking to fill the role of an Application Software Developer.
The ideal role holder will be responsible for building software, adapt it to new hardware, improve its performance, or upgrade interfaces.
The primary responsibility of the role involves development of cutting-edge custom-applications that will allow the organisation stay ahead of the competition and achieve the strategic goals.
The ideal role holder will also be involved in directing system testing and validation procedures, work on technical issues including software system design and maintenance.
To be successful in this role, an extensive knowledge of programming languages and software development life cycle is required.

Responsibilities

Designing and developing software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and design consequences.
Preparing reports on programming project specifications, activities, or status.
Conferring with project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities.
Modifying software to fix errors, adapt it to new hardware, improve its performance, or upgrade interfaces.
Directing system testing and validation procedures.
Directing software programming and documentation development.
Working with clients or departments on technical issues including software system design and maintenance.
Analysing information to recommend and plan the installation of new systems or modifications of an existing system.
As part of the organisation’s information security requirements, maintain the security of all information entrusted and comply with the principles and policies in the information security handbook.
Developing technical handbooks to represent the design and code of new applications.
Understands and translate business requirements into technical specs as well as proffer effective solutions to solve business problems.
Deliver assigned task and projects with little or no supervision and ensure completion of projects within the given time frame.
Responsible for producing high-quality, front-end web code with an emphasis on efficiency, ease of maintenance and compatibility.
Developing technical handbooks to represent the design and code of new applications.
Preparing reports on programming project specifications, activities, or status.

Person Specification

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline with cognate experience as a Software Developer / Software Engineer.
Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or a similar role in an operational environment.
Knowledge of Software Development Process, Software Requirements, Software Design, Software Debugging, Software/System Documentation, Software Testing.
Good knowledge of Programming languages and relational database.
Analytical and problem solving skills and process-oriented approach to work.
Collaborative, consultative and customer-oriented approach in an agile manner.
Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. C#, Java, JavaScript) and frameworks/systems (e.g. React, AngularJS, Vue.js Node.js).
Experience with databases and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks.
The desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
Must be a full-stack developer and understand concepts of software engineering.
Experience working on a variety of software development projects.