Senior Software Engineer

Expand Health; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to join their dynamic Cape Town team. In this pivotal role, you will develop innovative software solutions for cloud and mobile enterprise products, impacting millions of users. Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to the entire product development lifecycle while adopting industry best practices. If you are a proactive and passionate software developer with extensive Java experience, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment that values innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software development with a focus on Java.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and RDBMS, particularly PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Object-Oriented software for cloud and mobile products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to the software development lifecycle.

Skills

Java Development

Object-Oriented Development

Problem Solving

SQL

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub

GitLab

Eclipse

Maven

Job description

Last updated: 16 hours ago

As a key member of the Cape Town based team, the Senior Java Engineer will develop software for our current and next generation cloud and mobile enterprise products. Working closely with Product Engineering and Operational Teams, this highly visible and mission critical position will assist in the development of products that process tens of millions of online golf rounds per year. You will work with cutting edge technologies and become involved in the implementation and evolution of the entire product development lifecycle.

The Senior Java Engineer will contribute their skills and experience as a Java developer and be part of a multidisciplinary team that is responsible for new products, new features, maintenance, and support of our platform through the delivery of key responsibilities that include:

• Contributing to the design and development of Object-Oriented software.
• Interacting with multiple stakeholders spanning Product, Technology, and Operations teams.
• Contributing to the software development lifecycle including analysis, design, coding, and testing.
• Provide advice and recommendations for how to improve Java code and refactor old Java code to limit technical debt.
• Proactively managing their own tasks to agreed deadlines.
• The ability to take ownership for delivery of any projects they are contributing towards.
• Adopting and providing feedback on industry best practices to our development teams.
• Working collaboratively within and beyond the team to identify innovative ways to improve practices and procedures.

Qualifications:

It is essential that candidates have:

• Extensive professional Software Development experience.
• Experience using SQL and RDBMS, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Experience developing in Java and frameworks (Spring / Hibernate).
• Experience of Docker.
• Experience across a Test Driven Development (TDD) process.

Candidates must also be able to demonstrate:

• Professional experience in Object Oriented Development.
• That they are self-motivated, highly organised, proactive, and passionate about software development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Additional skills and experience that would be desirable:

• Unit testing and Mocking frameworks.
• CI / CD with build tools such as Jenkins / GitHub / GitLab.

Location: Cape Town, SA hybrid working arrangements available.

Additional Information:

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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Key Skills: REST, Eclipse, Junit, Spring, Struts, SOAP, Jpa, Hibernate, Maven, J2EE, Jdbc, Java