A leading South African retail bank that operates as a technology-driven financial institution is seeking an exceptional Senior Backend Developer to join its engineering organisation. Their success is underpinned by disciplined cost management, a focused product strategy, and continuous investment in digital platforms that enhance customer experience while maintaining operational efficiency.
This is a great opportunity for an individual who not only excels in C# and Python development, but who also bring strategic insight, leadership influence, and a passion for building future-ready financial platforms
If you are ready to influence technical direction, champion modern development practices, build resilient systems and shape the future of banking, we want to hear from 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
MAT60945 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 ma••••@••••••.za or call her on011 •••••• 33 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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