Senior Java Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Microservices

ATS Client; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,260,000 - 1,540,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Cape Town seeks a Java Back-End Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end services. You will build RESTful APIs and event-driven solutions, develop cloud-native apps on AWS and Kubernetes, and contribute to microservice and event-driven architectures.

The role requires 6+ years of backend experience with strong Java and Spring Boot, plus SQL/NoSQL expertise. Docker and containerization experience are expected. Location: Cape Town, salary negotiable.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Cloud platform experience (AWS is a bonus!).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable back-end services.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and event-driven solutions.
• Develop cloud-native applications running on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Contribute to microservices, domain-driven, and event-driven architectures.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Kubernetes

Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

REST APIs

SQL/NoSQL

Docker

Git/Version Control

Testing/Automation

Design Patterns

Clean Architecture

Data Structures & Algorithms

Education

Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate / NCV)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

ATS Client in Cape Town seeks a Java Back-End Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end services. You will build RESTful APIs and event-driven solutions, develop cloud-native apps on AWS and Kubernetes, and contribute to microservice and event-driven architectures.

The role requires 6+ years of backend experience with strong Java and Spring Boot, plus SQL/NoSQL expertise. Docker and containerization experience are expected. Location: Cape Town, salary negotiable.