Senior Java Developer (Technical Lead)

About the role

A well-established South African software development company, which builds, supports and consults software solutions for the academic sector, is hiring a Senior Java Developer in Cape Town. The role is hybrid and involves acting as a senior technical authority, mentoring junior developers and working closely with DevOps teams.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical authority, giving guidance, resolving escalations and mentoring junior developers.
• Design, code, test and document robust solutions primarily in Java, aligned with best practices and existing frameworks.
• Develop training programs, contribute to internal technical libraries and keep up with industry trends.
• Partner with DevOps teams to meet customer needs and provide hands-on support for internal systems and applications.
• Maintain high code standards through rigorous unit testing and comprehensive documentation.

Required profile

• At least 7 years in the South African IT sector, with a strong background in service delivery, managed services and solution feasibility.
• Proven experience delivering high-quality code across the entire SDLC and meeting deadlines.

Required skills

• 5-7 years of deep Java/J2EE expertise, including OOP patterns and frameworks such as Hibernate, JUnit and Quarkus.
• Web projects using RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Front-end basics (HTML, JS/TS), data formats (JSON, XML) and relational databases such as MySQL or MariaDB.
• IntelliJ, Maven, Tomcat, Jira and Confluence.