Senior Developer

Network International; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech organization in Africa is looking for a Senior Java Developer to enhance its innovative payment platform. The ideal candidate has 6-8 years of software development experience, particularly in Java, and is comfortable in an Agile environment. Responsibilities include translating business requirements into designs, writing and debugging code, and ensuring high-quality implementations. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and collaborative atmosphere with a focus on developing world-class payment products.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in professional software development.
• Extensive experience in Java.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translation of business requirements into detailed designs.
• Participating in estimation and planning discussions.
• Writing and debugging code.
• Creating and maintaining integration, unit, component, and user acceptance tests.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Web API integration

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Sciences

Tools

AWS

Docker

Jira

SQL

TypeScript

Git

Job description

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Company Overview

Payfast by Network is one of the leading Fintech organisations in Africa.

We are on a mission to exponentially grow the digital economy of Africa by building world‑class payment products.

Developed in‑house, our solutions enable customers to make and receive business payments quickly and securely and allow enterprises to trade locally, across borders, and internationally.

We are on the hunt for a Senior Java Developer to join the team.

About the Team

The team consists of three to seven developers and a team leader, focused on the processing of various payment methods within our stable of products.

We follow a hybrid Agile framework, with frequent collaboration between multiple teams and stakeholders that include, but are not limited to : Product Managers, QA testers, DevOps, Architecture, Agile Project Managers.

About You

You'd love working with us if you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, helping us meet the demands of our rapid growth.

You will be involved in expanding our existing payment platform and supporting software and building new and exciting features and applications relating to payments, online commerce, fraud detection and security.

Get energised by a fast‑paced environment.

Can thrive under pressure.

Are adaptable and flexible.

Regard collaboration and teamwork as an essential part of getting the job done.

Pride yourself as being a self‑starter who doesn't lack motivation.

Don't need to be micromanaged.

Take feedback well and use it for self‑improvement.

Welcome change and new ideas.

Value the importance of diversity.

Can work in an Agile or Waterfall environment.

Key Responsibilities

Translation of business requirements into detailed designs for implementation.

Participating in estimation and planning discussions with the development team.

Writing and debugging code.

Back-end as well as front-end development using the technologies listed below.

Testing and documentation of developed code.

Creating and maintaining integration, unit, component, and user acceptance tests.

Identify and close any potential security risks or performance bottlenecks.

Refactoring existing code where necessary.

Participating in developer meetings, and performing code reviews and quality assurance activities.

Key Requirements

Minimum of 6-8 years' experience in professional software development.

A bachelor's degree (or similar) in IT or Sciences highly advantageous.

Extensive Experience in Java.

Extensive understanding of Microservices and Web API integration.

Extensive knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Experience working on large‑scale, scalable, and performance‑critical software projects (ecommerce platform building experience is a plus).

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical skills, and highly developed attention to detail.

Experience In The Following Highly Advantageous

Go.

AWS cloud (Lambdas / EC2 / S3).

Queuing technologies (RabbitMQ / AWS SQS).

TypeScript, jQuery, Node.js, Vue.js.

PCI - Data Security Standard and GDPR.

Docker.

Git.

SQL.

CSS, HTML.

Jira.

Knowledge of .net or PHP beneficial.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting