Senior Developer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007753/DEP

Date posted:

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Location:

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Salary:

1 000 000 Annually

SUMMARY:

An exciting opportunity for a seasoned developer to join a leading payments environment, working on high-performance, real-time systems. If you’re passionate about building scalable solutions and mentoring teams, this role offers strong technical and leadership growth.

POSITION INFO:

Join a well-established and innovative player in the payments space, focused on delivering secure, reliable transaction processing solutions. This role offers exposure to complex, high-volume systems and the opportunity to work with modern technologies in a collaborative, Agile environment.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing critical systems while contributing to continuous improvement in development practices. This role also provides the opportunity to mentor junior developers and play a key role in shaping technical direction.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the technical integration of new clients into systems
Develop, test, and maintain existing and new system functionality
Perform bug fixes, system enhancements, and ongoing maintenance
Design and implement new features and capabilities
Provide third-line support and resolve complex technical queries
Ensure system security, compliance, and audit readiness
Continuously improve development processes and best practices
Mentor team members and contribute to technical leadership

Job Experience and Skills Required

Relevant tertiary qualification in Software Development, Computer Science, or Engineering
8+ years’ development experience in enterprise environments
Strong experience in:
- Java (Standard & Enterprise Editions)
- Spring Boot
- SQL (MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
Experience with development tools and workflows:
- Eclipse / NetBeans IDEs
- Maven
- Git
Experience working in a continuous integration and testing environment
Understanding of OpenAPI protocols

Advantageous Skills

Exposure to financial transaction processing systems
Experience with high-volume, real-time, multi-threaded systems
Postilion development experience (source/sink node development)
Experience working within Agile frameworks (Scrum / Kanban)
Front-end development experience using Angular

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Software Developers (Back-End / Front-End / Full Stack)
Mobile Developers
Business & Systems Analysts
BI & SQL Experts
UI / UX Professionals
Data Scientists / Data Analysts
Big Data Professionals
Cloud Experts
Infrastructure Specialists
DevOps / SecOps Experts
Cyber Security Specialists
SEO / Digital Designers

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

For more information, contact:
Frankie Deppe
Specialist Recruitment Consultant
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