Software Developer Level 1

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Job Description


:OverviewTo be able to produce quality software and documentation as per agreed specification by adhering to defined team standards and best practices while actively engaging with the team.
ResponsibilitiesKnowledge sharing

  • Readily shares knowledge when tasked or approached.
  • Developed and maintained software
  • Contributes to ensuring an appropriate software design, in conjunction with Technical Lead and Senior Developers, according to best practice.
  • Together with the tech lead or senior developer comes up with appropriate estimates.
  • Develops and releases software as per the team standards and processes to meet the defined specifications or requirements within the agreed time.
  • Ensures that the development or maintenance performed does not compromise the quality or functionality and seeks guidance from Seniors where necessary
  • Communicates status and escalates on risks and issues appropriately and timeously.
  • Comprehensively creates and maintains documentation of the software implementation, according to documentation standards.
Software Quality
  • Test your software as per the team's software quality charter.
  • Make sure your software does what it supposed to do as per the defined specification.
  • Test all changes you made and ensure that existing functionality works as expected.
  • Takes full ownership of quality by working with the QA team and Team Seniors to ensure the test plans
  • are of a high quality and cover the full scope of development.
  • Actively review and fix all defects found as per the defined quality standards, and seeks guidance from Seniors where necessary
  • Support and Maintenance
  • Provides support for product related issues in production with appropriate amount of urgency, while quickly identifying the problem scope.
  • Provide effective and timely feedback on support issues.
  • Provides support to dependent teams.
Developer Level 1: Behavioural OutputsAdaptably Resilient
  • Adapts to change, is open to new ideas and willing to take on new responsibilities.
  • Able to handle pressure and can effectively adjusts plans to meet changing needs/ demands.
  • Changes his/her interpersonal style and approach based on the circumstance. Adapts behavior to maintain cooperative relationships with others. Thinks through implications of changes.
  • Makes an effort to treat people in a way that makes them feel comfortable and respected.
  • Accepts changes to tasks, plans and procedures.
  • Appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions.
  • Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change.
Decision-making Quality
  • Makes confident, timely, fact-based, decisions drawing on a broad range of resources. Is definitive and acts on decisions with a sense of calculated risk-taking.
  • Ensures others understand the decision before
  • moving forward.
  • Considers short and long-term implications of decisions.
  • Able to logically defend and explain judgments and decisions.
  • Takes steps to clearly and accurately define the problem before seeking
  • a solution.
  • Bases decisions and evaluations on a careful and systematic review of relevant facts and information.
Collaborative Relationships
  • Is an honest and dependable team player who contributes to group collaboration and consensual decision making.
  • Builds and maintains good working relationships with others, while displaying empathy and respect for others.
  • Actively participates in team meetings and activities.
  • Encourages and facilitates team cooperation and participation.
  • Shows enthusiasm towards being a member of the group. Supports team
  • decisions. Honors team commitments and deadlines.
Drives Results
  • Sets challenging and productive goals whilst being accountable for own actions.
  • Provides motivation and support to others.
  • Uses data, checkpoints, systems and processes to track progress and measure results.
  • Places priority tasks that result in clear, measurable progress toward specific goals and objectives.
  • Pursues challenging goals and objectives.
  • Pushes self and others to do all they can do to accomplish goals.
  • Enthusiastically drives after goals.
  • Follows through on commitments.
  • Communicates and Influences effectively
  • Shares information. Listens and involves others.
  • Clearly conveys ideas in a manner that engages others
  • and helps them understand and retain the message.
  • Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling to the audience.
  • Tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.
  • Able to relate to a variety of different audience members.
Strategic Mindset
  • Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving the long-range goals or vision of the organization.
  • Aligns objectives and activities to the broader strategic needs of the team and organization.
  • Addresses activities that do not align or support the broader strategic goals of the company.
  • Aligns day to day activities around broader organizational goals and objectives.
  • Defines job tasks and objectives based on the broader strategic goals of the company. Recognizes and rewards others based on how their actions support the broader needs of the company.
Develops Talent
  • Values the difference that each individual contributes and connects own role to overall organizational and team success.
  • Provides support, direction and guidance in team and collaborative settings.
  • Provides timely guidance and feedback to others and assist others to develop specific knowledge and skills to accomplish tasks or solve problems.
  • Invests time and resources into building the capabilities of team members.
  • Encourages and empowers others to fully realize their own potential.
  • Gives others constructive, developmental feedback and advice.
  • Demonstrates interest in others career goals.
  • Resourceful and improving
  • Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, takes risks, supports change, encourages innovation, and solves problems creatively.
  • Searches for opportunity to create and share new ideas.
  • Embraces and supports change.
  • Solves problems through questioning the status quo.
  • Has an open mind and builds on others ideas.
QualificationsMinimum 3 year relevant qualification ORRelevant 1 year certification and 2 years software development experience ORMinimum 3 years software development experiencexf0x9fx8cx9f Equal Opportunities StatementGames Global is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and communities. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected status. Our dedication to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion is clearly reflected across all our teams. Join us and be a part of an organisation that is truly committed to creating a level playing field for everyone.Kindly be aware that in order to be employed at Games Global, you need to be 18 years of age or older, in accordance with our industry requirements.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1395294
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned