About the position
Overview
- This role is suited to a senior-level engineer with strong backend development expertise and exposure to high-volume, transactional systems. You’ll play a key role in building, enhancing, and maintaining scalable systems, while contributing to architectural decisions, mentoring team members, and improving engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical integration of new clients into existing platforms
- Design, develop, and implement new system functionality
- Enhance and optimise current system features and performance
- Conduct development testing, debugging, and ongoing maintenance
- Provide 3rd line support and resolve complex technical queries
- Ensure system security, compliance, and audit readiness
- Drive improvements in development processes, tooling, and standards
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to team leadership
Core Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Software Development, Computer Science, or Engineering
- 8+ years’ experience in software development (backend-focused)
- Strong experience with:
- Java (Standard & Enterprise Editions)
- Spring Boot
- SQL (MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
- Solid understanding of development workflows and tools:
- Git
- Maven
- Eclipse / NetBeans
- Experience working in CI/CD and automated testing environments
- Exposure to API development and integration (OpenAPI or similar)
Advantageous Experience
- Financial services or payment processing systems
- High-volume, real-time, multi-threaded system environments
- Postilion (source/sink node development)
- Agile methodologies (Scrum / Kanban)
- Frontend development exposure (Angular)
Key Traits
- Strong problem-solving and analytical ability
- Ability to operate in complex, high-performance environments
- Leadership mindset with mentoring capability
- Detail-oriented with a focus on system reliability and scalability
Apply for this role today, contact Sune Pienaar at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: [URL Removed] or email us your CV: [Email Address Removed].com
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise
Desired Skills:
- Senior Data Engineer
- Senior Data Engineer
- Senior Data Engineer
