JAVA Back End Software Engineer

Are you an experienced Back-End Engineer ready to take on complex, high-scale systems in a modern cloud-native telecommunications environment?

We're looking for a Java Software Engineer - Back-End to join a high-performing engineering team building and evolving mission-critical platforms in the Telco and digital services space.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys end-to-end ownership of production systems and thrives in complex, distributed architecture environments.

What you'll need

• 9+ years' experience in back-end software development
• Proven experience delivering production-grade systems end-to-end
• Relevant tertiary qualification in information technology (or related field)
• Grade 12 / national certificate (required)

Technical expertise

Strong understanding of:

• Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• RESTful API design and integration
• Advanced programming concepts, algorithms, and data structures
• Design patterns and testing practices
• SQL database design and query optimisation
• Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Microservices and event-driven architectures
• Containerisation and Kubernetes-based deployments

Tech stack

• Java
• Spring Boot
• AWS
• Kafka
• PostgreSQL

Telco / OSS-BSS experience (highly advantageous)

You’ll have exposure to or understanding of:

• Customer and partner management systems
• Product catalogues, offers, bundles, pricing & promotions
• Order capture, fulfilment and service provisioning
• Charging, billing, invoices, payments and balances
• Call Detail Records (CDRs) and usage data processing
• Assurance, support, and network event data
• OSS/BSS ecosystem integration

Reference number: GZ61415

Stellenbosch
Up to R1.6m per annum CTC

az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag
011 463 3633

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Posted on 22 Jun 15:45, Closing date 21 Aug