Software Developer

Job description / Role

Job description

We are looking for a software developer to support the development, enhancement, integration, and maintenance of internal information systems. The role will work closely with business users and IT stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure, and efficient applications aligned with organizational requirements.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on software development experience, a good understanding of APIs and system integration, database knowledge, and the ability to troubleshoot and support applications through development, testing, UAT, and deployment.

Requirements

Key responsibilities

• Develop, test, maintain, and enhance internal applications and information systems.
• Analyze requirements and work closely with business users to understand application and system needs.
• Implement system enhancements, fixes, and continuous improvements.
• Participate in system integration activities, including APIs and SAP interfaces.
• Support integration between internal applications, enterprise systems, and external interfaces.
• Assist with database design, development, maintenance, and data-related activities.
• Develop and maintain reliable, scalable, and maintainable application components.
• Troubleshoot application and system issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), defect resolution, deployment, and post-deployment activities.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, system documentation, and user guides.
• Follow established software development standards, coding practices, security policies, and IT governance requirements.
• Collaborate with business users, IT teams, and other stakeholders throughout the application development lifecycle.
• Contribute to reporting, system improvements, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure accurate system integrations and database updates.
• Support application stability, availability, and performance of assigned systems.

Required technical skills

• Minimum 2+ years of software development experience.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and programming fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with at least one programming language such as:
  .NET / C#
  Java
  or a similar enterprise programming language.
• Experience developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining business applications.

• Basic to intermediate understanding of REST APIs and system integration concepts.
• Experience working with APIs, integrations, interfaces, or web services.
• Exposure to SAP interfaces / SAP integration is an advantage.
• Ability to understand integration requirements and troubleshoot integration-related issues.

• Experience working with relational databases.
• Knowledge of databases such as:
  SQL Server
  Oracle
  or similar relational database technologies.
• Understanding of SQL, database design, queries, data manipulation, and database maintenance.

• Familiarity with web development technologies.
• Understanding of frontend / backend application interaction and web-based information systems.

• Hands-on knowledge of Git or other version control systems.
• Familiarity with standard software development and deployment practices.

• Experience working in ERP environments is an advantage.
• Exposure to SAP is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute across the application lifecycle, including:

• Requirement understanding
• Solution development
• Coding and configuration
• Testing and debugging
• System integration
• UAT support
• Deployment
• Production support
• Documentation
• Continuous improvement

Required competencies

• Stakeholder engagement: Ability to work effectively with business users, IT teams, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and support successful application delivery.
• Results orientation: Ability to deliver assigned development tasks within agreed timelines and take ownership of issues through resolution.
• Collaboration: Strong ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a highly cooperative environment.
• Effective communication: Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Ability to learn new technologies, systems, processes, and business requirements and adapt to changing priorities.
• Professionalism: High level of integrity, accountability, reliability, and professional conduct.

Technical & functional competencies

• Solution development / programming: Basic to proficient understanding of application development and programming.
• System & technology integration: Understanding of APIs, interfaces, and enterprise system integration.
• IT strategy & governance: Basic understanding of IT standards, governance, and development practices.
• Quality control: Ability to develop quality code, perform testing, identify defects, and support UAT.
• User experience design: Basic understanding of usability and user experience principles when developing business applications.

Education

Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field.

Certifications - advantage

Certifications in software development, cloud, databases, or relevant technologies will be an advantage, including:

• Microsoft Certified Developer
• Oracle certifications
• AWS certifications
• Other relevant software development or technology certifications

Preferred experience

Candidates with exposure to any of the following will be preferred:

• Enterprise application development
• ERP environments
• SAP interfaces / integration
• .NET / C# development
• Java development
• SQL Server / Oracle
• REST APIs and web services
• Internal business information systems
• Application support and production troubleshooting
• UAT and deployment support

What success looks like

• Development tasks are delivered within agreed timelines.
• Applications are delivered with strong code quality and minimal defects.
• System issues and bugs are resolved within agreed SLAs.
• Supported applications remain stable, reliable, and available.
• UAT cycles are completed effectively with minimal rework.
• Technical documentation and user guides are accurate and maintained.
• Development and security standards are consistently followed.
• System integrations and database updates are accurate and reliable.
• The developer actively contributes to application and process improvements.