Job Description

BACK END DEVELOPER - 2179
Location: Gauteng
Contract Type: 01 January 2026
ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 5 - 6 years' experience in relevant programming language
• Java 21+
• Quarkus v3+
• Maven
• Junit
• Mockito
• Kafka
• NoSql (MongoDB)
• Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• AWS Cloud
• Version Control Best Practices: Strong understanding of Git
• Microservice architecture: Experience in designing and implementing microservice based applications
• RESTful APIs: Proficiency in designing and consuming RESTful APIs.

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Terraform
• Playwright
• CI/CD: Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment practices and tools
• Git workflows
• Hexagonal architecture: : Experience in designing and implementing Hexagonal based applications
• Monitoring and logging: Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana)
• Security best practices
• Familiarity with using a design system (Figma)
• Agile working experience
• JIRA/Confluence
• Optional:

• Angular v18+
• JavaScript / Typescript
• HTML
• Responsive Design: CSS
• Jest

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?

• Requirement Analysis
• Development and maintenance on platform/application
• Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
• Testing and defect resolution
• Involvement and support in Deployment process
• Provide third-level support for production incidents, when required
• Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements
• Preparation of system/technical documentation (as per ISO standards)
• Review and present proposed system solution to IT Product Owner / Leader / System owner
• Agile Methodologies: Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) to contribute to team dynamics and project progress.
• Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required

Skills Required