Job Description

Closing Date: 2025-08-24
Job Type: Contract
Job Level: Senior
Experience: Between 7 - 10 Years
EE/AA: No
Summary
Our client, a global Leader in the Engineering industry is looking for a Back End Java Developer to join their team on a long term contract basis.
Contract up to end of December 2028.
Location: Pretoria Menlyn / Pretoria Rosslyn / Midrand and home office on a rotational basis.
Description

• Analyze business requirements and technical specifications to design and develop the backend architecture of software applications / platforms.

• Select and implement appropriate programming languages, frameworks, and databases to meet the application's functional and non-functional requirements.
• Ensure the backend components are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with industry best practices and standards.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code to implement the backend logic and functionality of the software applications / platforms.
• Develop and integrate APIs, microservices, and other backend components to enable seamless communication between the front-end and back-end systems.
• Ensure the backend components are secure, reliable, and capable of handling high-volume data and user traffic.
• Design and implement efficient database schemas, tables, and queries to support the software application's data storage and retrieval requirements.
• Optimize database performance, including indexing, query optimization, and data partitioning techniques.
• Collaborate with the quality assurance team to develop and execute comprehensive test plans for the backend components.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum mandatory qualifications:

• Computer Science degree or similar relevant formal qualification.

Minimum mandatory experience:

• 10+ years of building and maintaining mission critical Java systems inside corporate or medium sized business.
• 7+ years production experience of building/updating and fixing webservices (Restful).
• 7+ years of experiences to mission critical systems in the Cloud.
• 5+ years' experience on building/running microservices architecture.

Advantageous experience:

• Proven track record of successful projects delivered.
• Proven experience in senior / leadership roles fulfilled in IT / Engineering teams.
• Agile working experience (any framework).