Software Engineer: Back-End (JAVA) at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• Are you ready to elevate your software engineering career?
• Capitec is seeking a passionate Level II Software Engineer to join our innovative team!

What You'll Do:

• Engage in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and development to deployment and operation.
• You'll design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software systems and applications, all while adhering to our high standards.
• You'll translate requirements from business or technical analysts and actively participate with the delivery team in design and problem-solving.
• As a Back-end Software Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in building solutions that offer optimum performance, reliability, and scale.
• You'll be responsible for writing and testing code for the development of the server-side components that power our application's functionality.

Education (Minimum)

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology

Knowledge and Experience
Experience:

• 3+ years’ proven experience in back-end software development, project delivery and implementation (in relevant development technologies/language).
• Experience with back-end frameworks and technologies

Knowledge: 

Is able to apply advanced knowledge of the following:

• IT systems development processes (SDLC)
• Application development
• Advanced programming concepts
• Advanced algorithms and data structures
• Design Patterns
• Version Control
• Testing practices
• Database systems and query optimization (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• RESTful API design and integration.
• Cloud computing platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Advanced Microservice and event driven architectures
• Deployment using kubernetes and containerisation

Skills

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

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record