JAVA Back End Software Engineer - Telecoms - Stellenbosch - R1.6m PA

Introduction

Are you an experienced Back-End Engineer ready to take on complex, high-scale systems in a modern cloud-native telecommunications environment?

We're looking for a Java Software Engineer - Back-End to join a high-performing engineering team building and evolving mission-critical platforms in the Telco and digital services space.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys end-to-end ownership of production systems and thrives in complex, distributed architecture environments.

Duties & Responsibilities

What You'll Need

• 9+ years' experience in back-end software development

• Proven experience delivering production-grade systems end-to-end

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology (or related field)

• Grade 12 / National Certificate (required)

Technical Expertise

Strong understanding of

• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

• RESTful API design and integration

• Advanced programming concepts, algorithms, and data structures

• Design patterns and testing practices

• SQL database design and query optimisation

• Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

• Microservices and event-driven architectures

• Containerisation and Kubernetes-based deployments

Tech Stack

• Java

• Spring Boot

• AWS

• Kafka

• PostgreSQL

Telco / OSS-BSS Experience (Highly Advantageous)

You’ll have exposure to or understanding of

• Customer and partner management systems

• Product catalogues, offers, bundles, pricing & promotions

• Order capture, fulfilment & service provisioning

• Charging, billing, invoices, payments & balances

• Call Detail Records (CDRs) and usage data processing

• Assurance, support, and network event data

• OSS/BSS ecosystem integration

Reference Number: GZ61415

Stellenbosch

R1.6m per annum CTC

garthz@e-merge.co.za

011 463 3633

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