Full Stack Developer (Contract)

We have a further senior level Full Stack Developer contract role for an initial 6 month contract period.

Location: Open to Cape Town, Johannesburg or Durban based applicants

Duration: 6 month contract (which may extend slightly)

Type: Open to Independent Freelancer or Fixed Term Employment Contracts

As an experienced Full Stack Developer, you’ll be working with .Net, React.js, TypeScript, CSS/SCSS, REST APIs to provide the best-in-class custom cinema websites worldwide. Able to own larger features and projects, you will be skilled at collaborating with wider stakeholders such as Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Engineering Managers with a focus on continuous improvement.

Experienced with modern Agile software development, you will advocate team quality and productivity through peer programming, code reviews, and of course your own development, producing a code base that is high quality, maintainable and always maturing.

About the role

• Develop server-side applications, user interfaces and user experiences working with C#, .Net, React, JavaScript, HTML, TypeScript, SCSS/CSS
• Deliver new, and maintain existing features within Umbraco backed CMS 
• Develop and integrate RESTAPIs
• Implement responsive web design to ensure optimal user experience across various devices and screen sizes 
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and address performance issues 
• Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms to secure web applications 
• Optimize server-side performance and troubleshoot issues
• Use version control systems like Git to manage and track changes in code
• Collaborate with team members on code repositories, resolving conflicts and ensuring code quality
• Deploy web applications to hosting platforms or servers
• Configure and maintain web servers, ensuring optimal performance and security. 
• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for automated testing and deployment 
• Write and maintain automated tests to ensure code quality 
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the entire application stack 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers 
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, providing updates on progress and addressing concerns
• Join the on-call support roster during holiday periods 

Requirements

About you

• Extensive full stack web development experience in a commercial / ecommerce organisation
• Advanced level React (Hooks, Context, APIs etc...)
• Strong C#, .Net experience (web APIs, MVC)
• Strong TypeScript, JavaScript experience
• Experience with CSS/SCSS, Tailwind or similar frameworks
• Extensive web development experience including SPA, SEO, cross-browser, REST APIs design / integration, SASS / LESS
• Solid experience with Git (GitHub/GitLab workflows, CI/CD pipelines, Agile SDLC
• Previous exposure to Umbraco CMS would be beneficial
• Previous experience with Docker would be beneficial

About Vista

Vista Group is the global leader in providing technology solutions to the international film industry. With brands including Vista, Veezi, Movio, Numero, Maccs, Flicks and Powster, our expertise covers cinema management software; loyalty, moviegoer engagement and marketing; film distribution software; box office reporting; creative studio solutions; and movie, cinema and streaming content discovery.

With more than 700 crew based across six main offices, in New Zealand (Auckland headquarters), the USA, the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Mexico, our people are our most important asset. Across the group brands our teams provide market-leading services to clients in more than 100 countries.

We are proud of our diversity and have placed a high priority on being an inclusive workplace that is reflective of our clients and communities. It is important to us to foster an environment that empowers people to realise their full potential. We aim to do ‘good things with good people’ and we’re proud to say that more than two decades on that’s exactly what we do every single day.

Shared Standards

Our Shared Standards act as a compass for how we work together and reflect the behaviours we value at Vista Group. The way in which each member of our crew embodies these Shared Standards is an indicator for performance and success, as it aligns with our vision and strategy.

One Crew

• We're a diverse team, in different places and functions, and we're at our best when we connect, help and collaborate

Shine a Light

• We communicate openly, we explain the why, and we ask when we don't understand. We don't leave people in the dark

Make it Happen

• We make good things happen as people and as teams through our focus on delivery

Chase Great

• We challenge ourselves and each other to keep improving