Senior Java Developer (Back end)- Nikhil’s team

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Senior Java Developer (Back end)- Nikhil’s team

Ref: JO-2508-355640

• South Africa, Sandton

• Cloud, Network and Infrastructure, Technology

• IT

• 1,000 - 4,999 Employee

• ZAR 500.00 - ZAR 750.00 per hour

• Environment:

  Hybrid

• Contract Type:

  Temporary

• Starts:

  2026-05-02

• Duration:

  6 Months

We are Building out X’sSWAT Team for a rather exciting project they are rolling out. These guys will be at the forefront thereof, a great chance for a contractor or permy to 10X their experience.

Qualities (the tougher to find bit):

Leadership (must have held leadership positions or had leadership within their role

Must be able to take full ownership of their work

Must be proactive person

Experience and requirements

- Java and Spring boot expertise

- Strong understanding of core Java concepts and design patterns.

- Developing and maintaining robust and scalable applications with Java and Spring boot.

- RESTful APIs design

- System design and architecture

- Ability to design and implement scalable, high performance and secure software solutions.

- SOLID principles *

- Database skills

- Strong proficiency in working with relational databases and/or NoSQL databases, including query optimization and data modeling.

- Front-end technologies

- Experience with modern frameworks such as angular, react or Vue

- Message-driven architecture

- Familiarity with tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ for asynchronous communication

- Cloud and containerization

- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes for deployment and scalability

- DevOps and CI/CD

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build tools and potentially workflow tools like Github.

- Agile methodologies

- Proficiency in collaborating with cross-functional teams, and participating in code reviews

- Problem-solving and communication

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with effective communication and teamwork abilities

- Leadership and mentorship

- Senior roles often involve guiding junior developers and contributing to the technical strategy

- Experience level

- 5-10 years in Java with a significant portion focused on Spring boot (Really I would look for 6+ Years where you can)

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