Software Engineer: Full Stack 10088 at Capitec Bank

About the role

• The Full Stack Software Engineer plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining both front-end and back-end components of web applications and works on all layers of the application stack. They are therefore responsible for applying a holistic approach to building solutions that not only offer optimum performance, reliability, and scale but also create great client experiences.

What you will be doing:

• Architect scalable microservices using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud in a highly distributed banking environment
• Build resilient distributed systems that reliably handle financial transactions daily
• Design and optimize complex database schemas in PostgreSQL for performance at scale
• Develop secure RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures using Spring ecosystem
• Deploy and orchestrate containerized applications using Kubernetes
• Champion code quality through unit, integration and acceptance testing, including continuous integration practices
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies

What we're looking for:

• 3+ years building production-grade applications with demonstrable impact on user experience and system performance
• Deep expertise in Spring ecosystem - Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Data
• Modern React development (Optional) with hooks, context, and state management libraries
• Database mastery - complex queries, performance tuning, and data modeling in PostgreSQL
• AWS cloud expertise - S3, RDS, SQS, MSK, and other core services for scalable infrastructure
• Cloud-native mindset - containerization, orchestration, and distributed system patterns
• API design excellence - RESTful services, OpenAPI specifications
• DevOps fluency - CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and production monitoring
• Observability expertise - Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch stack, and application performance monitoring

Tech Stack:

• Backend: Java 21+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Maven
• Frontend (Optional): React, TypeScript, modern CSS
• Data: PostgreSQL, Redis
• Cloud: AWS (S3, RDS, SQS, MSK)
• Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, cloud platforms
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch
• Integration: REST APIs, message queues, event streaming

Why you'll love it here:

• Technical excellence: Work with cutting-edge fintech architecture serving millions of users
• Growth opportunities: Continuous learning, internal tech talks and the reach to influence the overall engineering culture
• Impact: Your code directly improves financial lives across South Africa

Education (Minimum)

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record