Squad: Software Specialist (Developer) at Vodacom Tanzania

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What You’ll Do

Role purpose:

The Developer is responsible for creating prototypes, designing and building modules and solutions in an iterative agile cycle, develop, maintain, and optimize the business outcome. This role is responsible for estimating user and technical stories, designing, and developing code, writing and executing unit and integration tests, and supporting testing of deliverables against user and technical story acceptance tests

Key Accountabilities And Decision Ownership

• Estimate user and technical stories to help and prioritize backlog
• Design modules according to user stories, UX designs, and technical stories
• Develop solutions according to module designs and deploy using delivery pipeline
• Develop and execute unit and integration tests; support testing against user and technical story acceptance tests
• Suggest improvements to user stories and UX
• Manage technical debt as part of daily activities
• Conduct peer reviews and maintain coding standards
• Manage incidents as level two and level three support
• Manage problems as level two and level three support

Core Competencies, Knowledge And Experience

• Agile and lean programming and development of software systems in Web scale environments
• Mobile app developer skills with ability to create, maintain and implement the source code to develop mobile apps and programs that meet the needs and requirements of the clients using the computer programming languages
• Backlog item estimation
• Unit, integration, smoke and static code
• Analysis testing Architectural element testing e.g. APIs
• Automated testing and tools e.g. Selenium
• Software incident and problem management
• Expertise in multiple programming and markup languages, such as HTML, CSS,
• JavaScript/Native script, Android, Java,PhP,
• Ruby, SQL, XML, JSON, C and Python, and paradigms such as object-oriented-, even driven

Who You Are

Must have knowledge of the following

• databases i.e. MariaDB, MySQL, MongoDB
• Vast knowledge of Operating systems such as LINUX etc
• DocuSign Envelope ID: 52EBC4A8-528F-46FB-B764-F9F3EDC001B0
• Cloud-native architectures, including public cloud PaaS / IaaS, micro-services architectures, API
• Flexibility to deal with changing projects and priorities in a short space of time
• Strong problem solving skills and ability tolearn new methods and processes
• Good understanding of the business capability / user journey, wider organizational goals, and desired product business outcomes

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
• 2 -3 years relevant experience of which a minimum of one year is in programming and/or systems analysis applying agile frameworks
• Experience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, LSD, and FDD
• Experience working with multiple programming and markup languages, such as
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, SQL, XML, JSON, and Python, and paradigms such as object-oriented-, even-driven-, procedural-, functional-, and declarative programming

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's In It For You

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

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