Full Stack Java Developer

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd in Johannesburg seeks a skilled Full-Stack Developer to own features from requirements through production, working across Java, Spring Boot, Angular and MySQL in a live, business-critical workflow platform.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional experience, strong REST API design, experience with GitLab CI/CD, and a solid understanding of secure coding and data protection.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring ecosystem experience, including Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Security.
• Solid Angular experience, including component architecture, RxJS, and TypeScript.
• Strong MySQL and relational database skills, including schema design, query optimisation, and indexing.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience with GitLab or an equivalent platform for version control, code reviews, and CI/CD.
• Proven experience supporting live, business-critical production systems.
• Strong understanding of secure coding, authentication, authorisation, access control, and data protection.
• Awareness of POPIA/GDPR principles.
• Relevant Computer Science or Software Engineering qualification, or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Education

Relevant Computer Science or Software Engineering qualification, or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Spring Security

Angular

RxJS

TypeScript

MySQL

REST APIs

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

RabbitMQ

Kafka

JUnit

Mockito

Cypress

Karma

Job description

Our client is seeking a skilled Full-Stack Developer to join a technology team supporting a live, business-critical workflow platform. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to take ownership of features from requirements through to production while working across Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and MySQL.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring ecosystem experience, including Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Security.
• Solid Angular experience, including component architecture, RxJS, and TypeScript.
• Strong MySQL and relational database skills, including schema design, query optimisation, and indexing.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience with GitLab or an equivalent platform for version control, code reviews, and CI/CD.
• Proven experience supporting live, business-critical production systems.
• Strong understanding of secure coding, authentication, authorisation, access control, and data protection.
• Awareness of POPIA/GDPR principles.
• Relevant Computer Science or Software Engineering qualification, or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Advantageous

• JPA/Hibernate and broader Spring technologies such as Spring Data, Spring Batch, or Spring Cloud.
• Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Docker and containerised deployments.
• Exposure to AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Microservices architecture and messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Automated testing using JUnit, Mockito, Cypress, Karma, or similar.
• Experience within financial services, insurance, pensions, or a related industry.