Want to know how to make yourself a standout candidate? Victor Chai, Deputy Director at Synapxe’s Software Engineering & Development (SEED) department, dishes the must-have qualities for software developers.
With a mission to simplify complex technologies and techniques, achieve high engineering quality, consistency and efficiency, and reduce cognitive load for every developer within SEED, Victor and his team of software engineers help to establish the tech stack, development standards and guidelines, application development platform and more.
Read on to learn about the essential software developer skills and tips to boost success for your interview.
Are there any specific technical or soft skills needed for a software developer role in the HealthTech industry?
Technical skills like .NET, nodejs and python for backend developers, and ReactJS for frontend developers are essential. In terms of soft skills, it is important for all of us to have the curiosity to learn new things.
What tools or software do you use daily at work?
We use Visual Studio or VS code as an integrated development environment (IDE) for our day-to-day development. We then deploy our applications using automated DevSecOps platform for deployment, and we use our in-house built cloud native monitoring solution for automated monitoring, tech support and troubleshooting.
Are there common questions or topics that candidates should be ready to discuss during the interview?
We typically ask candidates their greatest achievement in their past experience, how they made the achievement, what obstacles they faced and how they overcame the obstacles.
What are some characteristics you look for in candidates?
We look for three specific characteristics in candidates - Passion, Obsession, and Attention. It is important that the individual has the passion for technical excellence and learning new things, the obsession to get it done and the attention to the details until the final touch.
