Senior Java Backend Engineer - Remote, FTC

Inspired Testing; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT talent solutions company is seeking an experienced Java Developer to build reliable backend services remotely within South Africa. This role requires at least 10 years of Java experience, with a strong focus on modern frameworks like Spring Boot and API design. The ideal candidate will contribute to CI/CD processes and work collaboratively across the software development lifecycle to ensure high-quality deliverables in fast-paced environments. Exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years’ Java development experience, delivering production services.
• Strong core Java fundamentals (OOP, collections, concurrency basics).
• API design and REST fundamentals required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services using modern Java, typically Spring Boot.
• Design, implement, document RESTful APIs.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated checks.

Skills

Java development

Spring

API design

CI/CD

JUnit

Docker

Tools

Maven

Gradle

JPA/Hibernate

Job description

A leading IT talent solutions company is seeking an experienced Java Developer to build reliable backend services remotely within South Africa. This role requires at least 10 years of Java experience, with a strong focus on modern frameworks like Spring Boot and API design. The ideal candidate will contribute to CI/CD processes and work collaboratively across the software development lifecycle to ensure high-quality deliverables in fast-paced environments. Exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects.