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Senior java developer (spring boot, sql)

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Senior hands-on Java backend developer at a Cape Town payments technology company, leading delivery across integrations with client and third-party systems, building new features, and maintaining secure, high-volume, real-time transaction systems, while mentoring other developers. Core stack: Java, Spring Boot, SQL (MS SQL Server/PostgreSQL), Maven, Git, and REST/OpenAPI.

A payments technology company is looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer to join its growing engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in Cape Town, with flexibility for remote work for the right person.

You'll take a lead, hands-on role across the delivery cycle - building integrations with client and third-party systems, designing and building new functionality, enhancing and maintaining existing systems, resolving third-line queries, and mentoring other developers. The work is backend-heavy on secure, high-volume, real-time transaction systems.

What you'll do Build and maintain integrations with client and third-party systems Design and develop new functionality Enhance and maintain current systems Development testing, system security and audits Third-line query resolution Mentor and provide technical leadership to the team Improve development techniques and processes What you'll need A tertiary qualification (or equivalent training) in software development, computer science or engineering 8+ years' hands-on development experience Java (Standard and Enterprise editions) and Spring Boot SQL (MS SQL Server or Postgre SQL) A modern build and version-control workflow (Maven, Git) in a continuous integration and testing environment Comfortable with REST / Open API-based integrations Nice to have Exposure to financial transaction processing systems Multi-threaded, high-volume, real-time systems Agile delivery (Scrum or Kanban) Front-end experience with Angular

Hybrid (Cape Town), with remote flexibility. Permanent. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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