Senior R&D Software Engineer

We are looking for a few passionate R&D Software Engineers to develop test automation tools, incorporating artificial intelligence into the functionality. You will be responsible for software architectural design and improvement, maintenance and refactoring, tuning and code optimization, and implementation of new features. You must be an avid learner, passionate about your career advancement, passionate about modern software practices, absolutely love to code and strive to outperform.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop product software, APIs, user interface, tooling, automations and monitoring services on a defined platform and continue to expand the software features and capabilities to meet market needs
• Develop new features and improvements using a wide variety of programming languages and technologies
• Able to work on the full stack – back end, server-side development as well as front end development
• Candidates with only back end, server-side development, or frontend development are encouraged to apply as well
• Participate in Agile development process
• Familiar with the software development life cycle from preliminary system analysis to test and deployment
• Implement unit tests and automated regressions tests to ensure software quality
• Handle escalation from the support and consultancy teams as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor/Masters in Computer Engineering/Computer Science with more than 8 years of relevant experience
• Highly proficient in at least two of the following: Java, Python, NodeJS, ReactJS, TypeScript, C++, C#, AngularJS
• Expertise with Micro-services framework, front-end development technologies, Object Oriented Programming
• Knowledge working with databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.
• Experience with network protocols such as HTTP(S), TCP/IP and UDP
• Solid understanding of how browsers work
• Added advantage for candidates with experience in using Eggplant Server and Eggplant Functional software.
• You must have a real passion for coding and a keen interest to continue learning and trying out new technologies.
• An interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning a plus
• Team player, positive attitude, passionate for continuous learning, self-motivator, good analytical and troubleshooting skills, communication skills, apply multiple technologies to creatively exceed the user’s expectations and drive business value

Other qualities include:

• A passionate advocate of internet technology
• Innovative: keen to research and find new brighter technologies around web
• Passion for automation with solid, logical structure and organisation
• Sociable, collaborative, proactive and enthusiastic