Intermediate Java Software Engineer

Entelect; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Twice-yearly salary increases

Guaranteed bonuses

Loyalty leave

Wellness programs

Professional development programs

Employee referrals

Job summary

Entelect is hiring an Intermediate Java Software Engineer to help develop enterprise web and mobile applications in a dynamic, collaborative team. The role emphasizes clean code, DevOps practices, and continual improvement across multiple projects in South Africa.

You will engage in SDLC activities, work with modern stacks like Spring, Angular/React/Vue, and databases; travel to offices 2–3 days a week as part of a hybrid model to collaborate with leadership and teams.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in IT, engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in software engineering fundamentals and clean code.
• Ability to adapt to various frameworks and build enterprise applications.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; customer-facing ability.

Responsibilities

• Develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in South Africa.
• Foster DevOps culture via containerisation and CI/CD enhancements.
• Engage in SDLC stages from design to estimation.
• Research and implement innovative technologies in projects.

Skills

Java

Web development

CI/CD

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or Engineering

Tools

Spring

Spring Boot

Angular

React

Vue

JPA

Hibernate

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Cosmos DB

Maven

Gradle

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Bicep

AWS CDK

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Amazon SQS

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for an Intermediate Java Software Engineer at Entelect

Elevate your career at Entelect, where we prioritise people and nurture a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that encourages versatility, and provides individual attention to career development, including intentional and regular one-on-ones with leadership.

Tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact alongside passionate professionals who inspire and support each other.

What You'll Be Doing:

Delivery:

• Using your knowledge and experience to develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in South Africa.
• Exploring methods to enhance product quality through containerisation and continuous integration, fostering a streamlined DevOps culture.
• Engaging in various stages of the SDLC, from system design to analysis, scoping, and estimation.
• Researching innovative technologies and implementing them in projects to drive innovation.

People:

• Demonstrating maturity, time management and motivation in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Upholding standards of excellence and accountability.

Customer:

• Building strong relationships and understanding customer needs to deliver impactful solutions.
• Identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with data security and industry regulations.

What We Need from You:

• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Proficiency in various technologies and the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Ability to build applications within an enterprise environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.
• A strong customer-facing ability.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.

What You'll Get from Us:

• A competitive compensation package with twice-yearly salary increases and guaranteed bonuses.
• Tenure-based loyalty leave.
• Access to employee wellness programs and rewards for professional development.
• Commission incentives for successful business development leads and employee referrals.
• Hands-on support from leadership through regular one on ones and quarterly reviews.
• Continuous development programs offering training in leadership and technical skills.
• Exposure to enterprise projects across multiple domains and problem spaces for South Africa’s most esteemed organisations.

Tech Stacks We Use:

*Popular but not limited to:

• Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot
• Frontend techs: Angular, React, Vue
• ORM Tools: JPA, Spring Data, Hibernate
• Relational databases: Oracle, MSSql, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Non-relational databases: MongoDB, Cosmos DB
• Build Tools: Maven and Gradle
• Cloud environments: Azure, AWS
• IAC: Terraform, Bicep, AWS CDK, DocumentDB, MongoDB, Cosmos DB
• Event based messaging queues: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS

What To Expect from the Recruitment Process:

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as efficient as possible, keeping you informed every step of the way.

• The first step is an initial conversation with our talent team to get to know you better and introduce you to Entelect and all that we have to offer.
• The next step will be a 1.5-hour in-person technical interview at one of our offices where you will meet some of our leadership team.
• Finally, if we are both aligned, we wrap up the process with salary discussions and present you with an offer of employment.