Software Application Engineer

Roles and responsibilities

• Manage developing, testing, validating and maintaining frontend applications for the smart city platform, ensuring a seamless user experience across web and mobile devices.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Implement backend functionalities using appropriate programming languages and frameworks.
• Implement and integrate APIs to enhance application functionality
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to the platform and apps user interface and backend functionalities.
• Participate in project meetings, presentations, and workshops to provide technical expertise on the user interface and backend development.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure applications align with organizational goals as well as Client needs
• Improve overall application development process and continuously find ways to modernize and improve performance
• Stay current on emerging web and mobile development technologies relevant to smart city projects.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications according to specifications.
• Collaborate with product managers and UX/UI designers to gather requirements and create user-friendly applications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and performance issues.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Document application design and development processes for future reference.

• Additional Requirements:

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development tools.
• Knowledge of security best practices in application development.
• Familiarity with mobile application development (iOS/Android) is a plus.

Desired candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience with strong programming skills).
• a minimum of 10 years overall work experience with 4 years of hands on front-end and back-end development using modern web and mobile technologies in Agile environment
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and one or more back-end languages/frameworks (e.g., Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Laravel, Java, or Node.js)
• Experience with front-end frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Experience with APIs development and integration into applications.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX design principles, frameworks and best practices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure,) and deployment procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Familiarity with software version control systems like GIT
• Experience with project management methodologies, with strong knowledge of Agile environment.
• Professional certification in the field