Senior Java Backend Engineer - Microservices & Spring Boot

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Sur place; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 400 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical aid

Life insurance

Retirement fund

Professional development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Our client, a leading financial services institution, in Bloemfontein, seeks a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer (Java) to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems powering critical financial applications. You will mentor junior engineers and drive architectural decisions, with a focus on enterprise Java, microservices, and cloud-based deployments.

The role requires strong Spring expertise, relational databases, and experience with RESTful services, plus familiarity with

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend development experience with a focus on Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Framework and microservices architecture.
• Experience with relational databases and ORM (Hibernate/JPA).
• Exposure to cloud platforms and containerization (AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker).

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and maintain microservices with efficient inter-service communication.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, and product teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and best practices.

Connaissances

Java

Spring Framework

Microservices

SQL

ORM Hibernate/JPA

REST APIs

Git

Docker

Cloud Platforms

Problem Solving

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Outils

Hibernate/JPA

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Description du poste

Our client, a leading financial services institution, in Bloemfontein, seeks a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer (Java) to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems powering critical financial applications. You will mentor junior engineers and drive architectural decisions, with a focus on enterprise Java, microservices, and cloud-based deployments.

The role requires strong Spring expertise, relational databases, and experience with RESTful services, plus familiarity with