Senior Backend Software Engineer

Reference: NCM003600-Glad-1

Are you a strong backend engineer who enjoys building secure, scalable applications and APIs for enterprise environments? Duties & Responsibilities We are expanding our software engineering talent network and are looking to connect with Senior Backend Software Engineers specialising in Java and/or Python. We are interested in professionals who can design and develop high-performance services, build integrations and APIs, and contribute to modern cloud-native application environments. If you bring strong engineering fundamentals and experience delivering enterprise-grade software, we would like to hear from you.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test and maintain scalable backend services and applications.
• Build RESTful APIs, microservices and integrations with enterprise systems.
• Contribute to code reviews, technical design and engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot performance and production issues and improve application quality.

 
Job Experience & Skills Required / Ideal Candidate Profile:
Education

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Relevant Java, Python, cloud or software development certifications advantageous.
• Agile, architecture or secure development training beneficial.
• Additional technical qualifications will be considered.

 
Experience

• 5+ years of professional backend software development experience.
• Strong commercial experience in Java (Spring Boot) and/or Python.
• Experience with microservices, REST APIs, databases and integration patterns.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, CI/CD, containers and automated testing.

 
Skills 

• Java/Spring Boot and/or Python (FastAPI, Django or Flask).
• REST APIs, microservices, messaging and integration.
• SQL/NoSQL databases, Git and automated testing.
• Cloud-native development, Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD.

 
Location: Gauteng / South Africa
 
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• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
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If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.
 
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