Your new company
is the largest general insurance company in Australia and New Zealand. With offices in Christchurch and Auckland. This company is recognised worldwide with a presence in many different countries.
Your new role
Understand the SDLC model and what their specific activities are in designing and then delivering a solid, robust application; Design and develop code that is clean, understandable, maintainable and extensible; Design, develop and implement test plans to accurately test the application code, functions, modules and program; Encourage maintenance of detailed and accurate documentation per all the company's standards; Key contributor to the project estimation process reviewing and challenging where necessary, estimates for tasks; Overseeing deployment of software components through non-production environments and where applicable into production and/or hand over to the relevant release team; Pro-actively identify and recommend application improvements as part of the development or support activities and provide advice in situations where subtle changes to requirements yield savings in software development cost or application efficiency/performance; Liaise with business system owners directly (where required) to refine requirements and provide guidance; Participation in out of hours incident resolution when required; Responsible for conducting code, design, integration build, release, versioning and unit testing reviews of peers; Responsible for solving complex programming issues and mentoring other staff on best practice programming techniques; Mentoring of emerging developers in the software development activity; Where appropriate lead teams of Software Development Analysts and/or contract staff in the design and development of application components. Support and coach teams to deliver using agile and continuous delivery principles. Attend standups, lead retros, planning and prioritisation sessions. Drive staff engagement, encouraging an inclusive, open and collaborative environment
What you'll need to succeed
Experience with Angular/React Experience with C++ Experience with API integrations Demonstrated knowledge of:
Design and development techniques. Basic working knowledge of the application design and development processes, methodologies and their direct implementation to applications projects. Basic understanding of structured programming principles (e.g. object-oriented) as applied to software development. Personal Attributes Capability to create solutions within a team environment Good proficiency with verbal, written presentation, facilitation and communication skills in English Results oriented and committed to achieving challenging objectives and delivering excellence A desire to maintain their technical skills. A commitment to ongoing personal development Has a Can Do attitude, friendly, courteous manner Has a systematic, disciplined & analytical approach to problem solving Ability to identify sensible, effective, straightforward solutions. Not all solutions require an IT component Comfortable working with both business and technical people Capable of working as part of a team as well as individually
What you'll get in return
Competitive hourly rate ($80-$100 p/hr) 3 month contract with the potential of it being extended Opportunity to work with a globally recognised company Flexible working conditions. Remote options available
