Software Developer at Buffer Media Limited

Buffer Media Limited is a Nigeria based digital marketing company & mobile VAS enabler that connect brands with millions of people in Africa, locating them via mobile interactions. We enable monetization of mobile content (games, app, videos, music) in Africa, and help mobile subscribers locate amazing products, services & apps via mobile advertising.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Position: Software Developer
Job Location: Lagos
Reports to: Chief Technology Officer  (CTO)

Job Brief

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality applications as well as designing and implementing testable and scalable code
• The ideal candidate will also be a self-starter who can act independently and work well with other team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality software and web applications
• Analyze and maintain existing software applications
• Design highly scalable, testable code
• Discover and fix programming bugs

Expected End Result & Major Activities
Developing codes as per the standard coding guidelines:

• Understand the requirement based on the FSD (Functional Specification document).
• Code as per the standard processes / practices and plan.
• Unit, Functional and System testing to validate the code

Accountability for code quality:

• Code review as per company guideline and capture result in standard format.
• Responsible for fixing defects – internal & field reported
• Ensure Code optimization

Ownership of module design and contribute to product/solution architecture:

• Preparing the design document
• Feasibility study, analysis and Proof of Concept (POC)
• Identify and use reusable modules/components.

Capture and translate the product requirements into technical requirements:

• Translate product requirement into software requirement specifications.

Responsible for release management:

• Responsible for creating & releasing Software, Release Notes, README, installation manual and User Manual.

Qualification & Experience

• First Degree in a relevant discipline
• 2+ years experience in software development, testing and implementation

Skillset:

• Java, Hibernate , Spring , Struts, Tomcat

Personal Characteristics:

• Conceptual Thinking
• Logical and Analytical Expertise
• Good eye for details
• Must be willing and able to work in a team environment

Key Performance Indicators

• Turn Around Time on tasks
• Percentage Task Completion Rate

Interested and qualified candidates can also send their Resume to: careers@buffermedia.ng using "Software Developer - Surname" as the subject.