5 Software Development jobs in Jeddah

About Kafaat:

Kafa’at is a premier company in providing HR services including training, development and management consulting in Saudi Arabia. Since its establishments, Kafa’at has been thriving the spirit of productivity and excellence in a highly competitive market. The availability of specialized skilful staff, state of-the art infrastructure and large investment flow, the company has the capability to create comprehensive solutions and development for our partners needs in the areas where it works.

Client for Kafaat is looking for Software Developer:

Job Purpose:

• Develop proficiency in programming languages, frameworks, and tools and apply this knowledge to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Collaborate with senior developers, architects, and cross-functional teams to understand and translate business requirements into technical specifications and design documents.
• Participate in the development of software applications, modules, and components, following established coding standards, best practices, and development methodologies.
• Assist in the design and implementation of database schemas, APIs, and integration points, ensuring data integrity, security, and performance.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of software components, identify and resolve issues, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, error-free code.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including user manuals, installation guides, and code comments, to facilitate knowledge sharing and future maintenance.
• Actively participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and incorporating suggestions from senior developers to improve code quality and adhere to best practices.
• Continuously expand knowledge and stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices through self-learning, attending training sessions, and participating in professional development opportunities.
• Collaborate effectively with team members, fostering a positive and inclusive work environment, and actively contribute to team discussions and problem-solving sessions.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering high-quality work within project timelines, proactively communicating progress, challenges, and potential risks to project stakeholders.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance to end-users, helping to identify and resolve software-related issues in a timely and professional manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with architects to transform the high and low-level system design into technical components.
• Develop applications based on technical requirements, design & architecture principles & standards.
• Design and develop reusable code and libraries for platform & shared services.
• Produce work products and applications that reflect and ensure system design and delivery are in line with business needs and project plan.
• Draft specifications, technical design, unit tests, code reviews, detailed system integration documents and any other documents as required during the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to maintaining a high standard of delivery quality.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Take care of your own safety and the safety of others as far as practicable.
• To be aware of, and play an active role in the achievement of Thales HSE policy & objectives.
• Comply with local HSE laws and legislation.
• To use safety equipment (including PPE) as required and intended.
• Lead by example and actively encourage departments to look at ways to conserve water & energy, minimize the generation of waste, and encourage recycling.
• Every one within Thales has the right to stop work if they believe that their activities may affect their health and safety or that of others. In this

Qualifications and Skills:

• Engineering Degree in Computer Science
• Java development experience 5+ years
• Saudi National
• Good knowledge and experience with Java/Angular JS, GoLang, Spring framework, Spring Boot , Spring Cloud and Microservices architecture is a must
• Experience in writing complex SQL statements and queries with Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience in designing services and applications using Microservices or Service Oriented Architecture principles
• Practical knowledge on Jenkins, Maven, antifactory/nexus, Ansible, GIT
• Good knowledge in continuous integration, build & dependency management using messaging systems such as WebSphere MQ or RabbitMQ.
• Very good understanding of application system design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance.
• Experience in implementing extensive unit-tests using automated test frameworks.
• Experience with Agile methodology