Programmer Iii

**Purpose of the Job**:
**Job Objectives**:
**Develop and Maintain Operational Systems in accordance with Shoprite Standards**:

- Write clean, scalable code using.NET programming languages.
- Develop technical interfaces, specifications, and architecture.
- Create and test software prototypes.
- Develop client displays and user interfaces.
- Understand and confirm system requirements with the Systems Analyst and document.
- Do unit testing of developed programs and functions.
- Code reviews with peers.
- Maintain existing.Net programs/systems and functions.
- Develop and maintain documentation throughout the software development life cycle.
- Plan and identify areas for modification and improvement.
- Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts, and best practices for coding mobile apps.
- Maintain technical infrastructure.

**Manage the Release Process**:

- Capture the release using the Shoprite release management system.
- Ensure instructions are clear and concise and applied by relevant deployment teams.
- Confirm the success of the deployment and follow through until the production stage is reached.

**User Support and Team Collaboration**:

- Provide business support on existing systems.
- Support software teams in handling project-related work and other requirements.
- Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architecture.

**Mentoring of Development Team**:

- Act in a technical leadership capacity, mentoring emerging developers and new team members and developing skills and capability in the.Net technology stack.
- Set up and maintain procedures and processes to facilitate best practices for development.
- Collaborate and provide regular feedback to the team on delivery priorities and progress.

**Qualifications**:
Degree or Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field - (essential).

**Experience**:
**Essential**
- +6 years of experience in a senior programmer role with demonstrable expertise and experience building software using languages and technologies of the.NET framework.
- Extensive experience in coding and building Enterprise Solutions using ASP.Net and C#.
- Extensive database design and development experience in writing SQL code and stored procedures.
- Experience in creating transactional reporting.
- Development experience in MVC, WPF, and WCF.

**Desired**
- VSS/TFS exposure.

**Knowledge and Skills**:
**Essential**
- UML exposure including understanding sequence and class diagrams.
- Good understanding of OO principles.

**Desirable**
- Understanding of the internals and architecture of SQL Server e.g.: memory usage, in-depth knowledge of indexes, and performance tuning.
- Good technical understanding of Windows Operating System.