Java Engineer

Pretoria, South Africa Posted on 23/02/2026

The Java Engineer will design, develop, and delivercloud-ready backend services and RESTful APIs while contributing to scalablesystem architecture. This role requires end-to-end ownership of features, fromdesign and development through deployment and monitoring, working closely withcross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

• Design and develop cloud-ready services andRESTful APIs
• Own features end-to-end, including:
  • Servicelayer implementation
  • Automatedtesting
  • Deploymentand monitoring
• Contribute to system design and architecturediscussions
• Maintain high engineering standards through codereviews and pair programming
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams todeliver impactful solutions
• Share knowledge and contribute to continuousimprovement of engineering practices

• Core Technologies
  • Java (or Kotlin) with strong object-orientedprogramming principles:
    • Polymorphism
    • Inheritance
    • Encapsulation
  • Spring Boot / Spring Framework for microservicesand API development
  • Angular (for collaboration on front-endcomponents)
  • JPA / Hibernate for persistence
  • Strong SQL and JDBC experience:
  • Nice to Have
    • CI/CD and DevOps tools:
      • Jenkins
      • Jira
    • Web fundamentals:
      • HTML5
      • CSS
    • Experience working with legacy systems (J2EE,JSP, MVC frameworks)