Despite being part of a large, multinational organization, Liberty digital unit works more like a start-up. Our product teams are small, flexible and use agile and lean methods to quickly provide customers and employees with innovative digital solutions. We combine the latest technologies with customer-centric design to consistently deliver exciting online and on-board innovations for Liberty’s customers, financial advisors and employees alike.

OVERVIEW

Full stack developers will have a range of responsibilities from shaping and implementing strategic products to ensuring that Liberty stays on the leading edge of technology
Our Full stack developers contribute across the technology stack, from database and DevOps infrastructure that supports continuous deployment, to native apps
Full stack developers will have a real passion for development and a demonstrated appetite for continual learning, typically manifest in their community contributions (e.g., open source work, publishing / speaking on technical ideas)RESPONSIBILITIES
Use agile engineering practices and various software and web development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance Liberty’s customer, financial advisors and employee experience
Collaborate with other agile team members to craft clear user stories, design tests for prototypes and products, and continuously deliver product enhancements
Communicate with IT teams about any Digital innovations that are tying into bedrock IT systems
Communicate with business stakeholders about agile processes to set and manage expectations about delivery methods and timelines
Help establish digital as a brand for Liberty in the tech and open source community for South Africa

REQUIREMENTS
7 -10 years of software development experience, with knowledge of Agile software development process
Excellent understanding of Node.js, Go, Ruby on Rails, Java, PHP, Perl, SQL, HTML, .Net, JavaScript or CSS
Infrastructure knowledge including RESTful APIs, Single Sign On, LDAP, LAMP, Search Technologies
Experiences with code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous deployment, highly scalable applications, application security
Expert in pair programming, continuous integration, test-driven development & incremental design
Tests RSpec, JUnit or Selenium frameworks daily
Experience with relational and NoSQL data stores
Languages: English required