Senior Fullstack Engineer at Miva Open University

Miva Open University is a Pan-African Open Distance e-Learning University that is committed to enabling learners reach their maximum potential by delivering top-tier tertiary education services through the use of high-quality content and immersive practical experiences.

OVERALL FUNCTION

• As a Senior Fullstack Engineer you will be responsible for participating in the development and maintenance of all our Web applications as well as microservices based on nodejs.
• This will include the web client for our EdTech platform, company websites, back-office and general tooling.
• You will be working in cross-functional teams focused on continuous improvement, collaborative problem-solving, sophisticated design and the creation of high-quality products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote high standards to build well-tested and highly scalable systems.
• Collaborate with the product, design and backend teams to implement new features and build on existing ones.
• Build well-tested and highly scalable applications and microservices.
• Embrace and promote team best practices and ways of working.
• Always implement features with user experience and data tracking in mind.
• Take ownership of your own performance, by understanding goals for the team, sprints, and yourself.
• Work closely with Product, QA and DevOps teams to manage backlogs and hit ‘team defined’ deadlines.
• Collaborate with team members to resolve impediments and technical challenges, under the supervision of Principal Engineer and Technical Manager.
• Be vocal about ways to improve our own performance and processes.
• Design client-side (React/Next.js) and server-side (Nest.js, Node.js) architecture.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to develop responsive and user-friendly web applications using React/Next.js.
• Write effective APIs with high-quality, scalable and reusable code.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree of Computer Science or similar.
• Minimum of 3 years experience as Senior Fullstack Engineer.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in node, typescript and React development.
• Good understanding and knowledge of Javascript frameworks such as React/Next.js.
• Solid understanding of Restful API design and implementation.
• Solid understanding of node microservices and close interaction with DevOps for its maintenance.
• Solid understanding of TDD or general testing principles.
• Capacity to work independently and asynchronously from the Product team without affecting delivery or quality of code.
• Ability for context switching.

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