Senior Java Full Stack Engineer

Pretoria, South Africa (Hybrid)
3-Year Contract

We're looking for a Senior Java Full Stack Engineer with 10+ years' experience in Java and Angular development to join a high-performing Agile/DevOps team delivering secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions.

• • Conduct system analysis, solution design, development, testing, and deployment within an Agile/DevOps environment.
  • Design and build secure, scalable, and maintainable applications and platform services.
  • Develop high-quality solutions using Java, TypeScript, Angular, and related technologies.
  • Create solutions using cloud-native toolchains and AI-assisted development practices.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment agility and quality.
  • Automate development, testing, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Ensure applications adhere to cybersecurity and secure coding standards.
  • Resolve complex Tier 2 and Tier 3 production support issues.
  • Plan and execute upgrades of existing applications and platform capabilities.
  • Collaborate with architects, analysts, developers, testers, operations, and business stakeholders.
  • Contribute to technical design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and engineering best practices

• Development & Frameworks

  • 10+ years' experience in Java application development
  • Strong experience with:
    • Java
    • TypeScript
    • Angular
    • JSF
    • RESTful APIs
    • Enterprise application development
   

  Application & Web Platforms

  • GlassFish
  • GlassFish Micro
  • Quarkus
  • Apache
  • Nginx

  DevOps & CI/CD

  Experience with:
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • Maven
  • SonarQube
  • Jira
  • Build and deployment pipelines
  • Container registries

  Containers & Cloud

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud experience (Azure preferred)

  Databases

  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • PL/SQL

  AI-Enabled Engineering

  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or equivalent
  • Understanding of AI-assisted engineering practices
  • Familiarity with context engineering principles
  • Knowledge of responsible AI, guardrails, and AI evaluation techniques

  Security & Operations

  • Secure coding practices
  • Application monitoring and observability
  • Incident management
  • Production support and troubleshooting

  Advantageous Experience

  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • AI orchestration frameworks
  • Test Automation
  • TDD / BDD
  • Performance optimisation
  • Infrastructure as Code:
    • Terraform
    • Ansible
    • CloudFormation
  • Operational excellence and platform reliability
  • Technical leadership and mentoring experience

  Qualifications

• IT Degree or Diploma
• 10+ years of experience developing Java and/or Angular applications
• Experience with modern Agile and DevOps delivery practices
• Experience working with AI-assisted engineering tools and methodologies

Negotiable