Senior Java Spring Boot Engineer — Lead & Mentor

Flash Group; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Flash Group in the Western Cape seeks a seasoned software engineer to lead planning, execution and delivery of complex software solutions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, write maintainable code, mentor juniors, and own deployments with a focus on performance and security.

The role requires deep Java Spring Boot and microservices experience and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of software development experience.
• Proficient in Java Spring Boot (Java/J2EE).
• Strong OO design principles and patterns.
• Experience with RESTful web services.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience with Relational DBMS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to solve complex technical problems.
• Write well-structured, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Own deployments with precision and care.
• Mentor junior developers and support onboarding.
• Improve system observability, alerts, and runbooks.
• Ensure performance, security, and accessibility practices.
• Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align with business goals.

Skills

Java

OO design

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Relational DBMS

Tools

Docker

RabbitMQ

Redis

Azure Cloud Services

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Flash Group in the Western Cape seeks a seasoned software engineer to lead planning, execution and delivery of complex software solutions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, write maintainable code, mentor juniors, and own deployments with a focus on performance and security.

The role requires deep Java Spring Boot and microservices experience and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues.