Software Engineer: Back End

Recruiter:

wePlace

Job Ref:

JHB000924/AS

Date posted:

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
One of South Africa's Banking Giants is looking for a Software Engineer: Back-End with expertise in Java and Kafka/RabbitMQ to join their team.

POSITION INFO:

In this department, our client builds and operates the platforms behind:

Mobile connectivity services
Airtime, data and rewards journeys
Smartphone sales and digital enablement

All of this is deeply integrated into their broader digital ecosystem, allowing them to continuously launch new products as the MVNO grows.

The Role

As a Senior Back End Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in a cross functional product team, owning the full software development lifecycle from design and build, through deployment, to operating systems in production. You’ll help design and deliver scalable, resilient back-end systems that prioritise performance, reliability and future growth, while also guiding and supporting other engineers.

What You’ll Be Doing

Design, build, test and operate scalable, cloud native systems on AWS
Architect modern, reusable services aligned to AWS Well Architected principles
Build and maintain event driven and microservices based architectures
Deliver simple, elegant solutions powering airtime, data, rewards and smartphone journeys
Optimise databases and APIs for performance, reliability and scale
Collaborate closely with product, QA and platform teams
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers
Help shape new connectivity products used by millions of clients

Role Requirements:

Minimum: Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
Preferred: Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
6+ years’ experience in back-end software development
Strong experience delivering production systems end to end

Solid understanding of:

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
RESTful API design and integration
Advanced programming concepts, algorithms and data structures
Design patterns and testing practices
SQL database design and query optimisation
Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Microservices and event driven architectures
Containerisation and deployment (e.g. Kubernetes)
Tech Stack (Core)
Java
Spring Boot
AWS
Kafka
PostgreSQL

Skills

Analytical Skills
Attention to Detail
Communications Skills
Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
Problem solving skills

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