Offer summary

Qualifications:

Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience., Strong experience with building Rails apps and full-stack web development., Good grasp of information security and critical thinking skills., Proficient in verbal and written English, with a passion for mentoring and collaboration..

Key responsibilities:

Design and build clean, efficient code while refactoring and optimizing existing code.

Investigate and troubleshoot issues, and build and maintain databases.

Integrate multiple data sources and server-side logic for front-end applications.

Collaborate with project managers and other stakeholders throughout the project life cycle, while mentoring junior developers.

Job description

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This position is ONLY for candidates who RESIDE WITHIN the BORDERS of SOUTH AFRICA. Please do not apply for this position if you reside outside the borders of South Africa.

About Us

Glucode is a company that specializes in designing and developing apps for various businesses worldwide. We help our clients create globally competitive apps across different sectors, such as finance, insurance, health, transport, and entertainment. We are a diverse team of dreamers, creators, and problem solvers who believe in making the world a better place through technology. We also run an in-house product development team with a focus on scalable SaaS businesses.

About The Role

We are hiring a Rails programmer to work on exciting SaaS products. You'll be joining our in-house product development team to ideate and iterate on product ideas that will drive the next chapter of Glucode. You will be working on products on a rotational basis, which will involve backend and frontend development, QA and DevOps.

Responsibilities

Design and build clean efficient code.
Refactor and optimise code.
Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
Build and maintain databases.
Integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
Measure and improve system or application performance and scalability.
Integrate server-side logic for front-end.
Participate in development life cycle tasks such as task estimation and sprint planning.
Implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.
Collaborate with project managers, front-end developers, designers and other stakeholders across each stage of project life cycle.
Mentor and help grow lesser experienced developers.
Drive and grow the engineering team through engagement and input on initiatives and events.
Lead teams technically and be seen as an expert on the platform.

Core Tech stack

Backend: Ruby on Rails
Database: PostgreSQL
Frontend: TailwindCSS / Hotwire
Testing: RSpec
CI: Github Actions
Hosting: AWS/Heroku

About You

At Glucode, we value individuals with a self-starter mentality. We believe that taking initiative is crucial for achieving excellence. While we encourage collaboration, we also honour those who can work independently, and we provide flexibility and responsibility to get the job done right.

We’re looking for candidates with a strong track record of creating products with Rails. You should be experienced in the framework, in Ruby, and with full-stack web development: HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

Required Skills and Attributes

Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience with building Rails apps.
Passion for building products that people love.
Curious about the technology and tools.
You exercise critical thinking.
You have a good grasp of information security.
Good at verbal and written English.
You love to improve the quality of the codebases.
You like to mentor other developers.
You like to collaborate and engage with other people.

Remuneration Overview

Remuneration: Salary of R50 000 – R90 000 monthly (ZAR), based on your skills, qualifications and experience
Group Medical Aid contribution
Group Life Insurance benefit

Benefits Overview

Apple computer: to seamlessly conduct your work
Fitness Watch Gift
Home Office Allowance
Monthly Cell phone/Data Allowance
Personal Device Insurance

Why Glucode

We have won a design award for our beautiful office space, and we have won the ‘best place to work’ award.
Work on leading and award-winning projects both locally and internationally.
Frequently engage and collaborate with our leaders and leadership teams.
Directly engage with clients and team members of various skill levels across disciplines.
Have influence on a diversity of projects.
Work on meaningful problems that make the world a better place.
Be in control of your growth with our Growth track framework.
Work with a wide range of exciting technologies.
We value community and fun with a year-end bash and frequent team outings.

Want to know more? Head over to our handbook https://handbook.glucode.com. check out our webpage https://glucode.com and follow us on our LinkedIn page.

How to Apply

We have shared a lot about us! In one page, please submit an application that speaks directly to this position. Tell us about yourself, about what you can bring to Glucode, and about Glucode’s role in your future. Tell us about something you’ve done, something that’s relevant to the kind of work we do and something that excites you.

We look forward to hearing from you!

CompensationR50 000 – R90 000 monthly (ZAR)

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