Senior Sofware Developer - Hybrid- Stellenbosch

SUMMARY:
A well-established and growing payments and financial technology organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to join its high-performing engineering team.

POSITION INFO:

This role is ideal for a hands-on senior developer who enjoys working on complex, high-volume systems and taking ownership of mission-critical platforms within a regulated environment.

You will play a key role in building, enhancing, and maintaining secure payment systems, while also contributing to technical leadership, mentoring, and continuous improvement across the development team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute technical integration of new clients into existing systems.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy new functionality and system enhancements.
• Maintain and support existing systems, including bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Provide third-line support, including complex query investigation and resolution.
• Contribute to system security, audits, and compliance requirements.
• Improve development standards, tooling, and engineering processes.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership within the team.

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification (or equivalent) in Software Development, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Strong experience with Java (Standard and Enterprise Editions) and Spring Boot.
• Solid experience working with SQL databases (MS SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with modern development workflows and tools, including Eclipse or NetBeans, Maven, and Git.
• Experience working in continuous integration and automated testing environments.
• Working knowledge of OpenAPI / REST-based integration protocols.

Advantageous Skills & Experience

• Experience with financial transaction processing systems.
• Exposure to high-volume, real-time, multi-threaded systems.
• Postilion development experience (source/sink node development).
• Practical experience working within Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Front-end development experience using the Angular framework.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to work on secure, high-impact payment platforms.
• Hybrid working model based in Stellenbosch.
• A technically challenging environment with real-world scale and complexity.
• Collaborative team culture with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement.