Java developer jobs in South Africa

35 open Java developer roles at 17 companies in South Africa. 34 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 1 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 28 Oct 2026
open roles
35
companies
17
open to any nationality
97%
estimated median pay
$52k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Network Finance6100%
Simplify HR4100%
PBT Group3100%
NNW Tech Solutions3100%
Inspired Testing2100%
Electrum2100%
Scrums.com2100%1
Accso2100%
DVT2100%
Network Contracting2100%
Takealot1100%
Takealot Group1100%
IQbusiness10%
Travel Lab1100%
iOCO1100%

Newest roles

Network Contracting

networkcontracting.co
networkcontracting.co · HQ: Midrand, South Africa · IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation · Recruiting & Staffing · Trust B · Hiring 28, 8 new
HQ: Midrand, South Africa · IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation · Recruiting & Staffing · Trust B · Hiring 28, 8 new
Network Contracting is a South African recruitment and contracting business that places IT and digital professionals with client companies on contract assignments, including insurance and financial services clients. Its postings cover Java developers, Azure cloud and infrastructure engineers, digital modernisation engineers, UI and UX designers and technical project managers in Johannesburg, Midrand and Centurion. The company is based in South Africa.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Senior Java Developer

$43k – $65k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Midrand, South Africa) · Contractor · Senior
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
Rest API
Git
CI/CD
Management
Agile
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Network Finance

networkfinanceinternational.com
networkfinanceinternational.com · HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa · Executive Search · Recruiting & Staffing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1987 · Trust C · Hiring 973, 200 new
HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa · Executive Search · Recruiting & Staffing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1987 · Trust C · Hiring 973, 200 new
Founded in 1987, Network Finance is a specialized recruitment and talent solutions agency operating as a key division of Network Recruitment (part of ADvTECH Group). Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company provides executive search, permanent placement, and contract staffing tailored specifically to the finance, accounting, auditing, taxation, and actuarial sectors. Through its niche industry focus and global network spanning Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, it enables corporate clients and multinational enterprises to source highly qualified financial leaders and Chartered Accountants.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
3 days ago Likely open · 62%

Senior Java Developer

≈ $50k – $91k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 8+ years exp · In office (South Africa) · Full-Time · Senior
Java
SQL
Java
Maven
Spring Boot
Databases
MS SQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Git
CI/CD
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5 days ago Likely open · 53%

Java Team Lead

≈ $40k – $119k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 6+ years exp · In office (Johannesburg, South Africa) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff
Java
TypeScript
JavaScript
Java
Spring Framework
Hibernate
Spring Boot
Databases
Oracle
RabbitMQ
MS SQL
Azure Cosmos DB
MySQL
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
Angular
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS CDK
Bicep
Terraform
Docker
Azure
AWS
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DVT

dvt.co.za
dvt.co.za · HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Software Testing & QA · Custom Software Development · 201-500 employees · Est. 1999 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 20, 3 new
HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Software Testing & QA · Custom Software Development · 201-500 employees · Est. 1999 · IT services · Trust B · Hiring 20, 3 new
DVT is a South African software company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Johannesburg. It provides software development, testing and agile consulting. The company works with enterprise clients across the country.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Senior Java Developer

≈ $45k – $81k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Centurion, South Africa) · Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Kotlin
Java
Java
Hibernate
Micronaut
OpenJDK
Kotlin
Mockito
Databases
Apache Kafka
Oracle
Frontend
Vue.js
GraphQL
Angular
React.js
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Bitbucket
GitLab
GitHub
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
SOAP
Rest API
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 26 days ago Hiring now · 80%

Principal Java Engineer: AI Augmentation and Engineering Systems

≈ $30k – $90k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 10+ years exp · In office (Cape Town, South Africa) · Principal
Java
C#
C#
.NET
AI/ML
Function Calling
Context Engineering
LLM Guardrails
Agentic Workflows
RAG
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
+3
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LexisNexis

lexisnexis.com
lexisnexis.com · HQ: New York, United States · Legal AI · Legal Software · 5000+ employees · Est. 1973 · Trust B · Hiring 258, 26 new
HQ: New York, United States · Legal AI · Legal Software · 5000+ employees · Est. 1973 · Trust B · Hiring 258, 26 new
LexisNexis Legal and Professional is the legal information division of the RELX group, descended from the pioneering Lexis full-text legal search service launched in 1973. It sells case law and statutory research, practical guidance, drafting and analytics tools to law firms, corporate legal departments, courts and government bodies, and it has embedded generative assistants across those products under the Lexis+ AI name. Headquartered in New York with major operations in Ohio and North Carolina, it competes principally with Thomson Reuters and holds one of the two large English-language legal content archives.
Olov Renberg · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Neil Costigan · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Simon Andrews · Director
Chirs Barchak · Director
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 12 hours ago 9 days ago Likely open · 63%

Intermediate Full Stack Developer (Java/React)

$60k – $100k per year · Middle · In office (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, South Africa) · Full-Time · Middle
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
Management
Waterfall
Agile
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RELX

relx.com
relx.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Exhibitions · Legal Software · Financial Data & Market Intelligence · Publishing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1993 · NYSE: RELX · Trust A · Hiring 698, 59 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Exhibitions · Legal Software · Financial Data & Market Intelligence · Publishing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1993 · NYSE: RELX · Trust A · Hiring 698, 59 new
RELX is a British information and analytics group formed in 1993 through the merger of Reed International and the Dutch publisher Elsevier, and it has since converted a print publishing business into a subscription data company. It operates four divisions: Elsevier in scientific and medical research, risk analytics covering insurance and financial crime screening, legal information through LexisNexis, and the exhibitions business RX. Headquartered in London and listed in London, Amsterdam and New York, it derives the large majority of revenue from electronic products and analytics rather than print.
Nick Luff · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Erik Engstrom · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 11 hours ago 10 days ago Likely open · 63%

Intermediate Full Stack Developer (Java/React)

$60k – $100k per year · Middle · In office (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, South Africa) · Full-Time · Middle
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
Management
Waterfall
Agile
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iOCO

ioco.tech
ioco.tech · HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa · Managed IT Services (MSP) · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 501-1000 employees · Est. 1998 · Trust A · Hiring 48, 3 new
HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa · Managed IT Services (MSP) · Custom Software Development · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 501-1000 employees · Est. 1998 · Trust A · Hiring 48, 3 new
iOCO is a South African technology company offering cloud, technology and managed services to business customers. Its job ads cover sales, product design, desktop support, SQL development and application support roles. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago Hiring now · 78%

AWS Cloud-Native Java / EKS Engineer

≈ $46k – $83k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Johannesburg, South Africa) · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
Java
Java
Hibernate
Spring MVC
Spring Boot
DevOps
Helm
Amazon EKS
Amazon EC2
Amazon CloudWatch
SOAP
DNS
IAM
Rest API
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
Cybersecurity
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Skills these roles ask for

Java 24SQL 20CI/CD 17Agile 16Git 12AWS 11Kubernetes 10Docker 10Scrum 10JavaScript 10PostgreSQL 9Hibernate 9Spring Boot 7Rest API 7GCP 6MySQL 6

Where the roles are

Johannesburg 12Cape Town 10Stellenbosch 2Sandton 2Durban 2Centurion 2Midrand 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

34 of the 35 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most backend developers?

Network Finance (6), Simplify HR (4), PBT Group (3), NNW Tech Solutions (3), Inspired Testing (2).

Which roles count as backend developer jobs?

Every role whose work is the server side of software - backend, API, platform and full stack developers, staff engineers and technical leads - at any employer. A role is filed under a language when its title names one (Java, Python, .NET, Go, Node.js, PHP, C++, Ruby, Rust); a "Software Engineer" that names none is a backend engineer's.

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Source: 35 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 28 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0