Intermediate Developer

Intermediate Developer (UAM)

Join us in enabling productive societies across Africa.

What we do

Mezzanine ) designs and builds digital technology solutions for customers across Africa and beyond in order to create productive societies. Founded in 2012, Mezzanine has market-leading expertise in the agricultural, health, financial inclusion and education spaces and works with mobile network operators to bring about positive change in the lives of people through the benefits of the digital dividend. Mezzanine is a home-grown African company delivering value to the people of Africa and beyond.

Mezzanine is a subsidiary of the Vodacom Group.

About the role

You will form part of our Utility Asset Management (UAM) team that develops the Smart Asset Management ), Virtual Wheeling ), Digital Water Tower and Citizen Engagement solutions. You'll be part of an exciting journey that spans planning, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. You will be involved in maintaining existing LLM AI use cases as well as finding new and innovative ways to include AI into our products.

As a full stack developer, you'll participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle. Our products are hosted on our Helium Platform and include 3rd party APIs integrations, web applications, and cross-platform mobile apps written in JavaScript. The desktop and browser experiences are created using Helium's user-friendly language. The team works with a tech stack that includes Java, PostgreSQL, JavaScript and Git

We are looking for an individual that is a great team player, problem-solver and quick learner. The ideal individual will be someone who is dependable, dedicated to their work, and cares about making a difference across Africa. One of our main drivers, working at Mezzanine, is the fact that we build solutions that have a positive impact on people's lives and with this comes the responsibility of producing work that is of high quality. At Mezzanine, we strive to maintain a good balance of working hard and spending time together to build good relationships and celebrate individual and team achievements

Requirements

• 7+ years' of development experience (Any programming language)
• 7+ years' experience working with SQL databases
• Proficiency in writing and debugging software code
• Proficiency with relational databases, including database design, writing complex aggregation queries, writing SQL functions, procedures, triggers etc.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON, and API tools (e.g. curl, Postman)

Advantageous

• Experience with AI/ML technologies and implementation
• Experience in Java, PostgreSQL, JavaScript (basic knowledge, no frameworks)
• Proficiency in Linux operating systems
• EE candidate
• Strong team contributor

What to expect

• Passionate and dedicated team members - We work hard and support each other because we are passionate about what we do and the impact we are making.
• Growth opportunities - We have annual personal development discussions to craft out your journey ahead. We have 5 study leave days for those that are pursuing a qualification or certification.
• Flexibility - 3 remote work days with core hours being 10:00 - 15:00. We are output, not input focused.
• An energising environment - We celebrate differences and value individuals. We enjoy celebrating successes, having coffee-walks, playing ping-pong and care about each other's personal lives.
• Income protection & death cover - We care about our staff and their family when unexpected events occur.
• Employee Wellness Programme - We are holistic beings and therefore we invest in the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Starting date: ASAP

Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful.

Applications will be considered in accordance with the company's employment equity requirements