Software Engineer: Back-End III at Capitec Bank

The Role

• As a Senior Back‑End Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and operating complex back‑end systems that run at scale. You’ll work in a cross‑functional team across the full software development lifecycle and contribute to technical decisions that shape the platform.
• You’ll also provide technical guidance to other engineers, helping to drive best practices in design, code quality, and delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable back‑end services
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and event‑driven services
• Contribute to domain‑driven and event‑driven architectures
• Work with cloud‑native systems deployed on Kubernetes
• Participate in architectural discussions and technical decision‑making
• Guide and support other engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex engineering and production issues
• Collaborate closely with product, QA, and platform teams

Our Technology Stack

• Java & Spring Boot
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Domain‑Driven Design (DDD)
• Event‑Driven Architecture
• Modern CI/CD pipelines

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum: Grade 12 (National Certificate / Vocational)
• Preferred: Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
• 6+ years’ experience in back‑end software development
• Proven experience delivering and supporting production‑grade systems
• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Experience building systems using microservices and event‑driven architectures
• Exposure to containerisation and Kubernetes

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of SDLC and application development
• Advanced programming concepts, algorithms, and data structures
• Design patterns and clean architecture principles
• Version control and modern testing practices
• RESTful API design and integration

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Problem solving skills