Developer Java (Senior)
Cape Town - South Africa
Job Summary
Location: Cape Town Work Type: Hybrid Job ID: J107170
About our client:
Our client is a well-established and highly regarded South African software development company that develops supports and consults software solutions for the academic sector. With offices in Jhb and Cape Town they are progressive with regard to their technology stack. Their solutions and services span the full range of the software development life cycle. Employees are mostly permanent and long term. They have a very low staff turnover which is indicative of how well they are treated.
What you will be doing:
- Act as a senior technical authority providing guidance resolving escalations and mentoring junior developers.
- Develop training programs contribute to internal technical libraries and stay abreast of industry trends to keep the team competitive.
- Design code test and document robust solutions primarily using Java ensuring all output aligns with best practices and existing frameworks.
- Partner with DevOps teams to meet customer needs and provide hands-on support for internal systems and applications.
- Maintain high code standards through rigorous unit testing and comprehensive documentation.
What our client is looking for:
- At least 7 years in the South African IT sector with a strong background in service delivery managed services and solution feasibility.
- 5 - 7 years of deep expertise in Java/J2EE including OOP patterns and frameworks such as Hibernate JUnit and Quarkus.
- Proven experience with web-based projects utilizing RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Proficiency in front-end basics (HTML JS/TS) data formats (JSON XML) and relational databases like MySQL or MariaDB.
- Hands-on experience with IntelliJ Maven and Tomcat as well as lifecycle tools like Jira and Confluence.
- A track record of meeting deadlines and delivering high-quality code throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer do visit our website - Java Developer Technical Lead Mentoring Microservices RESTful APIs Quarkus Hibernate J2EE MySQL DevOps SDLC Solution Architecture Jira System Design
Required Skills:
Senior Java Developer Technical Lead Mentoring Microservices RESTful APIs Quarkus Hibernate J2EE MySQL DevOps SDLC Solution Architecture Jira System Design