Do you know your PHP from your Java? Do like a bit of node with your API? Then this role at one of South Africa’s most exciting startups might be for you.

Here’s the lowdown from OurHood, South Africa’s fastest growing social media platform for neighbours.

We are currently looking for a talented senior developer with at least 5 years work experience to join our team.

Your duties
· Develop software solutions for the OurHood platform (front-end and back-end), our website and working with our app developers.
· Responding promptly and professionally to bug reports.
· Review and repair legacy code.

What you’ll need
· 5 years work experience.
· Degree in Computer Science.
· Taking initiative and communicate decisions to the rest of the team.
· A positive attitude and a team player.

Knowledge base (languages and services we currently use)
· Front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery)
· Java (OOP) and javascript
· Parse and AWS platform services
· node.js cross platform server side runtime
· REST API design and implementation

What we’re offering
· A competitive salary based on your experience and skills.
· The opportunity to become part of a fast growing start-up aspiring for greatness.
· Becoming the technical lead on the project, as well as growing and managing the development team.

Sound good? Send your CV to careers@ourhood.co.za and lets chat.
Applications close 29 February 2016