Senior Java Backend Engineer - Microservices & Spring Boot
Summary
Senior Java backend engineer designing and maintaining scalable microservices for a financial services institution in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Core stack is enterprise Java with Spring Boot, relational databases, RESTful services, and cloud deployments; the role also involves mentoring juniors and driving architecture.
Our client, a leading financial services institution, in Bloemfontein, seeks a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer (Java) to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems powering critical financial applications. You will mentor junior engineers and drive architectural decisions, with a focus on enterprise Java, microservices, and cloud-based deployments.
The role requires strong Spring expertise, relational databases, and experience with RESTful services, plus familiarity with