We're Lula. We build innovative fintech products to help SMEs make cash flow. From instant access to funding to all-in-one business banking accounts and cutting-edge financial analysis tools, we're on it! Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their business better, faster, simpler, Lula, so they can spend more time doing what they love. Speaking of love, we’re looking for Lulas who love to make a difference to join our team and change the game. OVERALL PURPOSE Our platform is the market leader in online business lending, is based on the Microsoft stack and is hosted in the cloud. We are looking for a motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic, vibrant and energetic Engineering team. The successful candidate will be required to contribute towards system architecture, technical decision making, planning and development of platform features and advance our platform to the next phase of operation and functionality. The application is the market leading online small business lending platform which incorporates all aspects from multiple API integrations with other fintech platforms to advanced business logic around risking, pricing and machine learning prediction for quick turnaround funding offers. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to mentor junior Developers and be an active member of code reviewing sessions. Furthermore, taking responsibility for project delivery and system maintenance. This role will expose you to several aspects of software development, service provider integrations, full stack technologies, project responsibility and team mentorship. Responsibilities will include: Extend and maintain existing and new software systems on the Lula platform (and/or Lula white labeled/partner platforms) Project scheduling, planning reporting and analysis tasks Planning, estimating, and continuously improving code quality, system design and processes Work with the business to understand and implement complex requirements Technical advice and system architecture Driving Engineering Excellence within Lula Collaboration between product delivery teams Mentorship of more junior team members Technology research and keeping a constant eye on changing industry ideas and practices, and monitoring emerging technologies Participation in technical architecture/problem resolution sessions Work in an agile environment, assisting in the move towards Continuous Deployment THE COMPETENCIES WE’RE AFTER Ability to mentor more junior team members Efficiency and optimisation driven Analytical thinker Advanced communication skills Team player Knowledge sharing Interest and passion for technology THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR A relevant tertiary level qualification (BSc in Computer Science, BTech, BEng), or equivalent Honours and/or Master’s degree an added advantage 6+ years experience in object oriented development (Preferably C# or Java) Exposure to any of the following architectural design principles secure coding practices front-end scripting technologies (Javascript, Jquery, React) Mobile development utilising React-Native API design, with a openAPI preference micro-services and/or service oriented architecture cloud based environments (Preferably Azure) database design Agile development source control (e.g Git) #J-18808-Ljbffr