Back-End Software Engineer

 If your idea of fun includes elegant architecture and lightning-fast APIs, you might just belong here

South Africa’s leading bank at the forefront of digital financial innovation is accelerating its transformation into a fully technology-driven financial services organisation and seeking an exceptional Back-End Software Engineer to join their high-performance engineering division.

This is a strategic engineering role suited to a technically strong, solutions-driven professional who thrives in complex, high-performance systems and values clean, scalable architecture.

If you're passionate about clean architecture and building technology that makes a real difference — this role is for you – Apply now!!!

Required skills and experience:

• Strong programming skills in C# (.NET 7/8/9) and Python (FastAPI)
• Deep understanding of AWS cloud services (IAM, EKS, RDS, MSK/Kafka, Lambda, ElastiCache)
• Expertise in Infrastructure as code using Terraform (modules, state management, environment-specific provisioning)
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture, REST/gRPC APIs, and event-driven design
• Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL)
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Instana, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

Reference number for this position is MAT60946 which is a position based in Sandton offering a cost to company salary of up to R1.5m per annum depending on experience and ability. Contact Mavis on az.oc.egrem-e@msivam or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 24 Feb 15:23, Closing date 25 Apr