Senior Java/Spring Backend Engineer – Scalable Enterprise

Placements24; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Professional growth opportunities

Collaborative team culture in Soweto

Medical aid and retirement fund

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Soweto, Gauteng to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level applications using Java and the Spring framework. You will be a key contributor across the software lifecycle, focusing on robust, scalable backend solutions and high-quality code.

The role demands 5+ years in Java development, RESTful APIs, microservices, and strong database/ORM experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience with focus on Java.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data).
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORM (Hibernate).
• Experience with Git, Maven or Gradle, and testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills; strong communication and teamwork.
• Experience in an Agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement robust backend solutions using Java and Spring framework.
• Write clean, well-documented, testable code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver software solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve defects; ensure quality and performance.
• Contribute to architectural design discussions and decisions.
• Optimize application performance for scalability and reliability.
• Stay updated with latest Java/Spring trends and tools.
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests.
• Assist in deployment and maintenance of applications in production environments.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Hibernate

Git

Maven/Gradle

JUnit/Mockito

Agile

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Maven/Gradle

Hibernate

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Soweto, Gauteng to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level applications using Java and the Spring framework. You will be a key contributor across the software lifecycle, focusing on robust, scalable backend solutions and high-quality code.

The role demands 5+ years in Java development, RESTful APIs, microservices, and strong database/ORM experience.