Vacancies at SWAT

Would you like to work at SWAT? The Cape Town office currently has vacancies for a PHP/WEB Developer, Senior Mobile Developer and SCRUM Master/Tester. If you are interested in any of these positions or would like to know more, please send your CV, salary expectation and availability to Ayesha Isaacs

WEB DEVELOPER

This person will be responsible for designing, building, testing and deploying PHP applications. Open source development experience (although advantageous) is not required if the candidate can has a good track record in other languages and demonstrate willingness and ability to learn to work with open source technologies.

REQUIRED:

  • A minimum of 5 years programming experience in the relevant fields
  • Expert knowledge of using relational databases, SQL and an understanding of networks
  • Web 2.0 methodologies including AJAX
  • Willing to travel internationally from time to time


SENIOR MOBILE DEVELOPER

  • Collaborate with Solution Architects in the design of product architecture
  • Develop new products against business requirements and the solution design
  • Develop major enhancements for existing products in production
  • Fix escalated bugs for existing products in production
  • Share technical knowledge among peers
  • Mentor more junior developers
  • Where suitable take developmental lead on specific project

REQUIRED:

  • Good understanding of Computer Science principles especially OOP, SOA, Web/Mobile 2.0 and distributed programming
  • 5+ years total development experience
  • 2+ years mobile device development experience in J2ME
  • Good experience in http/socket based communication
  • Good exposure to technical device capabilities (and their variances) in current handset market
  • WAP 2.0 experience
  • Strong user interface design skills
  • Additional mobile platform experience (S60, Android, Windows Mobile, Brew etc

SCRUM MASTER/TESTER

  • Implementation of software systems according to the accepted technical specifications
  • Implementation of new software and changes according to the accepted technical specifications
    • Delivery on new requirements and enhancements to existing systems
    • Maintain and enhance existing websites and application
    • Contribute to product innovation
    • Deployment of web applications (both locally and internationally)

REQUIRED:

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in similar role/s
  • Strong entrepreneurial skills
  • Ability to deal with clients from different cultures
  • A passion for the web, particularly Web 2.0, and beyond.
  • Experience of application development and/or testing and QA/QC
  • 1-2 years prior QA experience in a hands-on position
  • Willing to travel internationally from time to time

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Online Marketer turned Product Owner. I have a degree in Journalism and a post graduate diploma in Marketing Management. My specialties are Google Adwords & Analytics and I'm particularly interested in where advertising is going. Traveling, the great outdoors and good food & wine keep me happy.
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