Fullstack Software Engineer
Lov.Cash
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Lov.Cash explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Role Overview
Full Stack Java/J2ee Developer with hands-on Angular experience with Spring framework and Web-services.
Role Responsibilities:
* Design and develop front-end architecture as well as back-end web applications
* Reviewing architecture and design documents
* Providing feedback on approach and estimates
* Recommend development options
* Creating tech designs and specifications
* Testing and debugging of software.
* Take responsibility of writing and documenting maintainable, adaptable, and scalable, clean code
* Security best practices for micro services
* Conducting code reviews.
Required Experience
* At least 5+ years of years experience in full-stack development (rare exceptions for highly skilled developers)
* Solid working experience in Java/J2EE (Java 8) development
* Working experience in developing web services using HTTP REST/JSON and SOAP
* Message Event Queues and Topics.
* Must haveMAVEN / GIT
* Knowledge of AWS services
* Experience in API modeling and design process
* Working experience in MySQL and Postgres
* Object-oriented and service-oriented design concepts, including knowledge of data transfer objects and associated design patterns.
* Experience with Angular Framework, JavaScript, and CSS.
* Comprehensive and extensive knowledge of Web design patterns and front end technologies like HTML5, JQuery and MVC frameworks, specifically Spring and Spring Boot.
* Detailed knowledge of browser DOM with direct manipulation.
* Hand-on experience with unit testing and working with CI environment
* Outstanding communication skills with the ability to solicit and formalize requirements.
* Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing requirements.
* Experience with agile development methodology.
Nice to have:
* Graphql Experience
Graphql Experience
Lov.CashTech Stack Breakdown:
* Java/J2EE (Java 8)
* Spring Boot and Microservices
* Spring framework, REST Services, Spring Data (ORM), JPA, Postman, SOAP
* Message Event Queues and Topics
* HTML & CSS
* Hibernate
* Unit Testing -- Junit & Mock Frameworks
* AWS services
* Angular / Javascript
* SQL
Bachelor in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related IT field or equivalent combination of experience and education
Lov.Cashis a mobile financial services platform aimed at consumers and businesses in emerging markets. We are developing innovative, accessible & affordable financial services solutions such as mobile wallets & payment terminals (POS) for sending and receiving digital currency.Lov.Cashprovides a digital alternative to cash and improves the security and safety for traders and their shoppers.
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About Lov.Cash
Lov.Cash is a company in the Developer industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.