Senior Java Developer

Java Developer responsibilities include:

At Standard Bank - Card and Payments IT,  We bring aboard thinkers, tinkerers, passionate software craftspeople and inspiring technologists to help us build awesome enterprise level software.  Together, we are united by a sense of pragmatism, purpose and a deeply-held belief that digital products and technology alone won’t transform a business or save the world: it’s the people that count. 

Our business stakeholders rely on our experience, agility and craft skills across technology and software development to address some of the toughest challenges facing them.

What are we looking for?

We are Looking to hire a Java Developer to work in an exciting, fast paced environment to form part of a high performance team where you will be Developing and Supporting mission critical Card and Payments Digital applications (web based as well as mobile going forward)

As a Java you will champion software quality and the technical vision for the team and our business, work on large-scale projects and help junior and mid developers grow in their roles.

·         Comfortable and willing to work with a mix of front and backend technologies 

·         Strong working experience in Java 

·         Comfortable with Docker and containerisation

·         Experience with AWS, NOSQL and ElasticSearch

·         Experience with CI/CD

·         Good understanding of web performance as well as OWASP standards

·         Experience with debugging and problem solving complex applications and scenarios

·         Champion TDD/BDD Software development

·         Be AGILE and have the ability to pivot fast

Key Responsibilities

·         Deliver software solutions to time, budget and quality. 

·         Be passionate about building full stack solutions that are resilient, secure and scalable to function in an intensive business environment.

·         Drive and improve the development process.

·         Partner with SMEs, users and tech leads to craft and engineer the best solutions

·         Be involved in all aspects of the SDLC and help to improve it.

·         Ensure best practices are adhered to with a passion for clean, maintainable code regardless of technology.

The ideal candidate will have a background in delivering low latency, concurrent and fault tolerant software. They will have demonstrated the ability to make architectural decisions, understand business processes to deliver the cleanest solutions.

Essential Qualifications

·         Extensive experience with multi-tier transactional architecture and design

·         Extensive experience in enterprise software development in Java and web development stacks (Angular, VueJs, HTML & CSS) and GoLang.

·         Experience using Agile methodologies, including participating in sprints

·         Enjoys a fast-paced, high-intensity environment

·         Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

·         Passionate about software unit and application testing.

·         Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and learn quickly

·         Strong interpersonal skills

·         Ability to present and convey ideas