Senior Backend Perl Developer

SUMMARY:
Our client who is a global payment technology specialist is looking for an experienced developer to support the ongoing expansion of their platform.

POSITION INFO:
Our client who is a global payment technology specialist is looking for an experienced developer to support the ongoing expansion of their platform.

Area:  Remote. Company Based in Stellenbosch Cape Town.

Responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Prototyping product features based on business requirements
• Developing, testing, debugging, maintaining, and refactoring product features
• Optimising existing processes and workflows
• Analysing business and technical requirements to develop solutions, considering variable aspects, such as performance, scalability, and ease of maintenance
• Participating in R&D of new technology and tools
• Providing internal support for system-related questions and issues
• Taking ownership of tasks and projects and working autonomously
• Sharing knowledge, providing help to colleagues, and drawing from the team’s collective skills and expertise to build world-class solutions
• Providing leadership when required

• 6+ years of back-end development experience with Perl, specifically:
  • OO Perl (Moose, Mouse, Moo)
  • Perl ORM (DBIx::Class)
  • Perl Web frameworks (Mojolicious, Catalyst, Dancer)
  • Perl testing frameworks (Test::Harness, Test::More, Test::Most)
• Excellent MySQL knowledge
• Knowledge of messaging queues and brokers (RabbitMQ)
• Strong experience with Git
• Very comfortable with Unix/Linux and shell scripts
• Experience with writing & maintaining technical documentation
• Attention to detail while keeping the big picture in mind, with an understanding of how architectural decisions impact users and the business as a whole
• Minimum 10 years’ professional experience
• Good English and excellent communication skills
• Passionate about learning new coding languages and technologies

• Security fundamentals and PCI compliance
• Writing and deploying code in a DevOps environment
• Experience with Vagrant and/or Docker
• Working in an Agile environment

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