Fullstack Developer

Working location: Remote

Start date: ASAP

Type of role: Permanent

Reports to: Senior Developer

Remuneration: Up to R45,000 ZAR per month, subject to experience

🎓 About the role

GVI has an exciting opportunity for a Fullstack Developer to join our development team as we embark on our next stage of growth. Our development team forms part of our in-house marketing department - a group of highly talented, passionate individuals who are globally distributed, but connected through purpose.

The goal of the Fullstack Developer is to build and develop websites, and ensure that our online technology runs efficiently, allowing us to achieve our business specified goals. Websites are built with best practices & maintenance in mind. Furthermore they are built on fit-for-purpose technology. This role will work across all  brands within the GVI Group including but not limited to GVI People, GVI Planet and Bushwise.

Working here is fast-paced and fun. We value passion, authenticity and innovation, and we treat each other with respect. But we can do better than words to show you who we are! To see what it's really like to work for GVI, click here. If you’re hungry for work with a real purpose, you’re eager to collaborate, and you’re fun and focused, we’d love to meet you.

💻 Skills & Tasks

• Write clean code for front and back end development.
• Review peer code work for accuracy, functionality, efficiency & where necessary suggest alternative approaches.
• Test and maintain integration with 3rd party platforms to ensure site stability and lead efficacy.
• Collaborate with marketing teammates, senior management, designers, and other project stakeholders to achieve client goals.
• Ensure all projects are completed with mobile and tablet in mind.
• Work closely with the SEO Specialist to ensure all code is developed with SEO best practices in mind.
• Implement accessibility requirements wherever possible & as required.
• Respond to website issues & alerts  in a timely manner.
• Monitor website speed, and consistently implement improvements.
• Proactively scope and present new ideas to improve our website user experience and user interface.
• Assist in troubleshooting and providing root cause analysis where required.
• Monitor technology related updates ensuring no update negatively impacts our sites.

⭐ Requirements for the role

• You have at least 3-5 years experience working with PHP Wordpress CMS / Builder.io / Firebase / any headless CMS

• Must have strong knowledge and working experience in Javascript / ReactJS / Typescript / ES6

• Must have knowledge of CSS3, AJAX, XML, Sass

• Understanding programming methodologies - SOLID / DRY / KISS / OOP / MVC

• Proficient in working with GIT repo & Git-flow process

• Understand the Wordpress platform, hooks, custom plugins and page builders

• Understanding of APIs using REST, Webhooks & SOAP

• A strong UX understanding, coupled with skills consummate with achieving a near pixel perfect implementation.

• Understand the dynamics of working a continuous integration & continuous deployment environment.

• Familiarity with Salesforce /  Hubspot is highly advantageous

• The ability to simplify solutions, concepts to laymans' terms

• A proven track record of delivering quality web sites timeously

• Experience in building integrated systems that use different technologies and platforms

• Be able to mentor, evaluate, and impart knowledge to team members

• Ability to influence, persuade & drive client specs

✨About you

• Strong self time-management, communication and goal meeting skills
• Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship building skills
• You are great at prioritising, planning and organising your day and can manage your time efficiently
• You're willing and are able to take feedback and instruction from team members, regardless of their seniority or positions in the business
• Adept at problem solving & agile approach to problems
• Creative and critical thinking abilities
• Nothing holds you back, you have a positive and "can do" attitude

🌐 You can find out more about the type of work GVI does and who we are as an organisation here.

GVI Planet  | GVI People

🎯 To apply

Please follow the link provided and submit your CV.

Please note: We will do our utmost to respond to all applicants, however, given the large volume of applications we receive, this isn't always possible. If you do not hear back from us within three-four weeks, please take it that on this occasion your application was unsuccessful.