Job Description

Are you a passionate Full Stack Software Engineer who enjoys building scalable, high-performing applications from the ground up? We're looking for an experienced software engineer to join a leading bank in Sandton, where you'll play a key role in designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-grade digital solutions that impact millions of customers.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within agile, cross-functional teams, using modern technologies and engineering best practices to build secure, resilient, cloud-ready applications.

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will:

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance full stack applications.
• Translate business and technical requirements into innovative software solutions.
• Build and maintain both front-end and back-end components of enterprise applications.
• Develop reusable APIs, libraries, and software components.
• Design and optimise SQL and NoSQL database solutions.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop event-driven solutions and distributed systems.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Drive automated testing, CI/CD, and DevSecOps best practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve application performance and reliability.
• Work closely with Architects, Product Managers, Business Analysts, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to technical innovation and continuously improve engineering standards across the team.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or Computer Science.
• 6+ years of experience in full stack software development.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale software solutions.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Banking or financial services experience will be highly advantageous.

We're looking for engineers with strong experience in several of the following:

Backend

• Java, C#, .NET, Node.js or similar enterprise technologies
• RESTful API development
• Microservices architecture
• Event-driven architecture
• Advanced object-oriented programming
• Design patterns
• Advanced algorithms and data structures

Frontend

• Angular, React, Vue.js or similar modern frameworks
• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Responsive web design
• Front-end build tools and package managers

Databases

• SQL
• NoSQL
• Database design and optimisation
• Query performance tuning

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS or Azure
• Kubernetes
• Docker / Containerisation
• CI/CD pipelines
• Git and version control
• Automated testing
• DevSecOps practices

If you're passionate about developing modern, enterprise-scale software solutions and enjoy working across the full technology stack, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of a team shaping the future of digital banking.