Senior Java Developer (Kafka)

Flash; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Flash seeks a capable software engineer to tackle complex technical problems across teams and tech stacks, assisting in the support and enhancement of an established platform and its integrations. You will work with Solutions Architects and Team Leads to meet business requirements and provide accurate work estimates.

You will design client- and server-side architecture, build front-end applications with visually appealing design, and develop and manage databases, applications and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Work with Solutions Architects and other Team Leads to deliver on business requirements.
• Provide work estimates based on analyzed business and technical requirements.
• Design client-side and server-side architecture.
• Build front-end applications with visually appealing design.
• Develop and manage databases, applications and APIs.
• Test software for responsiveness and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade software.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts.

Job description

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Use your experience to assist different solve complex technical problems across different teams and tech stacks
• Support and enhancement of an established, multi-faceted technology platform, and associated 3rd party integrations.
• Work with Solutions Architects and other Team Leads to deliver on business requirements
• Provide work estimates based on analyzed business and technical requirements.
• Working closely with QA to identify development and production issues.
• Taking responsibility for ensuring changes are:
  • unit and integration tested
  • documented
  • optimized to ensure benchmarks are met.
• Assisting in out of hours’ production releases when required, as well as out-of-hours support when necessary.
• Support and mentor junior team members in the team.
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build front-end applications with visually appealing design
• Develop and manage databases, applications and APIs
• Test software for responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts