Senior Backend Engineer – Fintech Platform (Event-Driven)
Summary
Senior backend engineer at Capitec in Stellenbosch who owns back-end domains and leads architecture for an emerging-markets fintech platform. Day to day: designing scalable event-driven systems with Java/Spring Boot, Kafka and PostgreSQL deployed on AWS with Terraform, mentoring engineers, and driving technology choices.
Capitec Ltd in Stellenbosch is seeking a senior backend engineer to lead architectural decisions for our emerging markets platform. You will own selected back-end domains and design complex, scalable systems using Java and Spring Boot, Kafka and PostgreSQL, deployed on AWS with Terraform.
You will mentor the team, engage with senior stakeholders, and drive technology choices that move the platform forward. The role values ownership, ambiguity tolerance and practical delivery in a fast-growing