Permanent
Cape Town or London, Hybrid
Collinson Group is a global leader in driving loyalty and engagement for many of the world’s largest companies, predominantly through travel-related benefits within a market-leading digital travel ecosystem. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who provide market-leading experience in delivering products and services across four core capabilities: Loyalty, Lifestyle Benefits, and Insurance.
The group provides unrivalled insight and expertise around affluent consumers and frequent travellers, creating products and services accessible to over 400 million end consumers.
We have over 25 years’ experience, with 28 global locations, servicing over 800 clients in 170 countries, employing 1,800 people. We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception, from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme, Priority Pass, to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct, and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.
The Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Fullstack Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, focusing on modern technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.
- Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.
- Develop and design effective APIs.
- Mentor and guide other engineers.
- Stay current on industry trends and technologies to continually improve the team's technical capabilities.
- Ensure that all software development is done to a high standard, fully tested, and deployed in a secure and reliable manner.
- Research and recommend ways to implement emerging payment innovations, including Open Banking, buy now pay later, and alternative digital payment methods.
- Stay current on payment legislation changes globally.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise software development with a global reach.
- Knowledge of multiple front-end and back-end languages (Node.js, React, Next.js, Typescript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and their libraries.
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
- Familiarity with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB.
- Experience with service-oriented architecture.
- Proficiency with Git, Confluence, Jira.
- Demonstrable experience of Test Driven Development, unit testing tools, and experience in integration testing and continuous integration/deployment.
- Working knowledge of cloud technologies, including AWS and Terraform.
- Basic understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and deployments to the cloud.
- Ability to write application code and automated tests according to team-adopted practices, disciplines, and quality guidelines.
- Self-starter that can take a product problem and develop a working technical solution.
Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities, and people from all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our ongoing success.
We are focused on continually evolving our purpose-driven, high-performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Act smarter, Do the right thing, One team, and Be insight-led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act, and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.
In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).
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