Senior Java Developer (Cape Town)

We are seeking a highly capable Senior Java Developer to join a dynamic enterprise technology environment in Cape Town. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on developer who thrives in building robust scalable and high-performance business applications using modern Java technologies.

You will be responsible for designing developing enhancing and supporting enterprise-grade systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced onsite environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise applications using Core Java and Java 8
  
• Design scalable backend systems using Spring Boot Spring MVC and Spring Batch
  
• Build and optimize EJB components and Hibernate ORM solutions
  
• Develop and consume SOAP and RESTful web services
  
• Participate in architecture discussions involving Microservices and distributed systems
  
• Perform performance tuning for Java applications JVM and SQL queries
  
• Design and implement ETL workflows and data integration solutions
  
• Collaborate with UI teams using Angular / React
  
• Manage builds deployments and source control using Maven Gradle and Git
  
• Support containerized deployments using Docker Kubernetes and JBoss
  

Requirements

Core Development

• Strong expertise in Core Java Java 8 features (Streams Lambdas Optional)
  
• Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and design patterns
  
• Experience writing clean reusable maintainable and scalable code
  
• Solid understanding of JVM internals class loading and memory/performance tuning
  

Frameworks & Integration

• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Spring MVC
    
  • Spring Boot
    
  • Spring Batch
    
  • Hibernate ORM
    
  • EJB
    
• Strong experience with SOAP services REST APIs and JDBC
  

Databases & ETL

• Strong SQL skills and relational database design experience
  
• Experience with embedded and external databases
  
• Hands-on ETL / data transformation experience using Java-based tools
  

DevOps & Modern Engineering

• Experience with Maven Gradle and Git
  
• Working knowledge of Docker Kubernetes and JBoss
  
• Exposure to Microservices architecture
  

Front-End Exposure

• Working knowledge of:
  • Angular 6
    
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  • HTML
    
  • JavaScript
    
  • CSS
    

Ideal Candidate

You are a technically strong Java professional who enjoys solving complex business problems improving system performance and working in a structured enterprise delivery environment.