Senior Backend Engineer - Java, AWS & Kafka Microservices

ATS Client; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Cape Town seeks a Senior Back End Software Engineer with strong Java expertise to design, build, and operate scalable cloud-native systems on AWS. You will lead a cross-functional team, delivering robust backend services and guiding other engineers through production deployments and maintenance.

Required 6+ years in backend development, solid REST API, SQL, and microservices experience. The role emphasizes performance, reliability and future growth within a dynamic digital

Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience in back-end software development.
• Strong experience delivering production systems end to end.
• Minimum: Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational.
• Preferred: Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and operate scalable, cloud native systems on AWS
• Architect modern, reusable services aligned to AWS Well Architected principles
• Build and maintain event‑driven and microservices based architectures
• Deliver simple, elegant solutions powering airtime, data, rewards and smartphone journeys
• Optimise databases and APIs for performance, reliability and scale
• Collaborate closely with product, QA and platform teams
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers
• Help shape new connectivity products used by millions of clients

Skills

Java

REST APIs

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Bachelors in IT / related field

Tools

Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AWS

Docker

Job description

ATS Client in Cape Town seeks a Senior Back End Software Engineer with strong Java expertise to design, build, and operate scalable cloud-native systems on AWS. You will lead a cross-functional team, delivering robust backend services and guiding other engineers through production deployments and maintenance.

Required 6+ years in backend development, solid REST API, SQL, and microservices experience. The role emphasizes performance, reliability and future growth within a dynamic digital