Senior Backend Developer

Your tasks

Role purpose

• Analyze business requirements of Vodafone products and services.
• Design and implement products and services.
• Own code end-to-end from design to development.
• Embrace automation and DevOps techniques and use version control.
• Ensure all products and services have the highest quality and best customer experience.
• Provide third-line support for handling live complaints in case a fix or enhancement is required.
• Communicate with technical and business stakeholders to agree on requirements and proposed design.
• Work collaboratively in an Agile team to deliver business requirements.
• Ensure the team conforms to Vodafone's security and privacy policies and standards.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

• Detailed analysis of business requirements.
• Approach simple and optimum design for products and services.
• Strategic thinking in building new solutions.
• Ensure proper documentation for all products and services.
• Share knowledge with team members and make use of best practices.
• Ensure the team embraces automation and DevOps techniques.

Requirements

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong data-driven analytical skills.
• Creative problem solver with a passion to provide excellent customer experience.
• Comfortable with a multi-tasking, high-energy environment.
• Experience in managing full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications.
• Exposure to virtualization, cloud computing, and cybersecurity is a plus.

Must have technical and professional qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in cloud-based infrastructure (OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools.
• 3+ years programming experience (Java frameworks, Hibernate, database, NodeJS and/or Angular is a plus).
• Good knowledge of computer networks.