Intermediate Java Developer

Mid Senior Java Developer (12-Month Contract)

Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town

Contract Type: 12-Month (Option to Convert to Permanent)

Level: Mid to Senior

Industry: Financial Services / Digital Banking

Team: Agile | Engineering | Cloud-Native | Microservices

The Opportunity

A leading enterprise in the financial sector is looking for experienced Java developers to work on real-time, cloud-native systems at scale. Youll be part of a high-performance agile team delivering secure, scalable microservices powering digital banking platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop robust backend solutions using Java (Spring Boot)
• Design and implement RESTful APIs
• Build scalable services deployed in AWS (using cloud-native features, not just VMs)
• Work with containerized applications (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Contribute to event-driven microservice architectures
• Write clean, testable code with solid unit and integration coverage
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and knowledge sharing
• Be part of a support/standby rotation on a scheduled basis
  
  
  

What You Bring

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Java with Spring Framework / Spring Boot
• Cloud experience with AWS (cloud-native, not just compute)
• Strong SQL (PostgreSQL preferred)
• REST APIs
• Git for version control
• Unit testing, debugging, and clean code practices
• Agile SDLC knowledge
  
  
  

Highly Advantageous:

• Experience with GoLang or .Net Core
• Microservices and event-driven architecture
• Kubernetes and Docker
• Terraform or other IaC tools
• CI/CD pipelines
• Monitoring tools (Instana, CloudWatch)
• Dashboarding (Grafana, PowerBI)
• NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB)
• Swagger/OpenAPI
• Payments industry or ISO 20022 familiarity
• DebiCheck knowledge
  
  
  

Soft Skills & Culture Fit

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Works well under pressure and with tight timelines
• Curious, self-driven, and committed to learning
• A strong team player who contributes to team success
• Willing to take on support or standby duties when needed
• Open to challenging ideas and engaging in constructive debate
• Bonus: Youre a Liverpool supporter we wont hold it against you if youre not
  
  
  

Whats on Offer

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud-native tools
• Stable 12-month contract with real potential to go perm
• Strong focus on collaboration, learning, and engineering excellence
• Large-scale financial systems with real impact and scale
  
  
  

Interested?

Apply now and well be in touch to discuss next steps.