Java Golang Backend Engineer – Sandton Hybrid – R1.2m per annum

An award-winning FinTec environment is on the lookout for a Backend Engineer. This bank is driven by bravery and passion, with readiness to realise the possibilities on our continent and beyond

In this role you will have the opportunity to work directly across the firm with developers, operations staff, data scientists, architects and business stakeholders to design, develop, test and deploy backend services, components and libraries tools.

Core understanding of and working experience with:

• Strong programming skills in one or more of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Go
• Experience with Object-Oriented Design and SOLID principles, and ability to properly apply general design patterns and paradigms
• Experience with SQL and one or more relational database management systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Experience of one or more NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Redis, or DynamoDB
• Experience with web frameworks like Spring, Quarkus, Micronaut, etc.
• Good understanding of web protocols (REST, gRPC) and formats (JSON, Protobuf, etc)
• Experience with cloud environments, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Nice to have in addition to the above:

• A BS degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or another technical field
• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka preferred)
• Experience with CI / CD tools (like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc)
• Familiarity with OAuth, Open Connect ID and SAML, preferably with an understanding of AD / LDAP / Kerberos
• Experience with test-driven development

Reference Number for this position is GZ54731 which is a permanent position based in Sandton offering up to R1.2m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on -merge.co.za or call him on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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