JavaScript Engineer

JavaScript Engineer

Johannesburg

Permanent

An international software firm that solves real-world problems with innovative solutions and modern technology stacks. Our experience spans the education, financial services, gaming, government, insurance and telecoms sectors. We maintain our track record by using our vast business domain knowledge and world-class skills to successfully deliver digital solutions into client organisations.

Our relaxed yet professional work environment extends to our flat management structure. Being a part of our company means working on dynamic project teams, while pursuing your own career growth through our Continuous Learning Programme.

The Role

We are looking for JavaScript engineers to assist with:
Conducting software analysis, programming, testing and debugging
Identifying production and non-production application issues
Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
Ensuring designs follow specifications
Preparing and producing releases of software components
Supporting continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
Requirements
BSc degree in a technology-related field preferable
Proficiency in JavaScript with +-3 years solid exposure at an academic or professional level
Must be interested in pursuing a professional career in JavaScript
The essentials:
Strong understanding of object-oriented programming
Skill for writing reusable C# libraries
Source control (Git, Mercurial, TFS, SVN or similar)
For web roles: Understanding of web technologies (ASP.NET, HTML5, CSS, XML, JSON)
SQL Server 2016, 2014, 2012 and/or 2008 R2, SQL Query and Stored Procedure
Experience in: (relative to seniority)
OO Principles polymorphism, inheritance, encapsulation
Proficient in JavaScript, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
Familiarity with the .NET framework
Various design and architectural patterns
Concurrency patterns in JavaScript
Win Forms, Web Forms, WCF, Win Services, Console Apps (any type of JavaScript app).
Working with enterprise software architectures and design patterns
Planning, designing and developing new feature functionality for software and platforms as per specifications
Microsoft Reporting Services, SQL Integration and Analysis Services would be an advantage
Modern JavaScript libraries (AngularJS, KnockoutJS, EmberJS) is advantageous