Senior Java Spring Boot Developer
CyberPro Consulting (Pty) Ltd · City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · ZAR 1M/yr
IT Services and IT Consulting · 501-1,000 employees
About the role
Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend applications and secure RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS while mentoring junior developers.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of Java experience, with 5+ years specifically in Spring Boot. Must have proven expertise in Microservices architecture, REST API development, and Agile methodologies.
Full description
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Spring Boot Developer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing enterprise-grade applications. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance backend solutions while collaborating closely with architects, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and cross-functional teams.
This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about clean code, modern software engineering practices, cloud technologies, and API-driven development.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot.
- Build and maintain secure, scalable RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Develop cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services.
- Apply software design patterns and object-oriented design principles to build maintainable and extensible applications.
- Collaborate with solution architects to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Participate in system design sessions and technical discussions.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex production issues.
- Ensure applications meet security, performance, scalability, and reliability standards.
- Work closely with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
- Continuously improve development standards, coding practices, and engineering processes.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 7+ years of Java development experience.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience developing applications using Spring Boot.
- Proven experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
- Strong experience building Microservices architecture.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
Technical Skills
Core Technologies
- Java 11/17+
- Spring Boot
- Spring Framework
- Spring Security
- Spring Data JPA
- Hibernate
- REST API Development
- Microservices Architecture
Cloud
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Lambda
- API Gateway
- ECS/EKS
- EC2
- S3
- RDS
- CloudWatch
- IAM
Software Design
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- SOLID Principles
- Design Patterns (Factory, Strategy, Builder, Singleton, Observer, etc.)
- Domain-Driven Design (advantageous)
Databases
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle
- MySQL
- SQL Server
- NoSQL databases (MongoDB/DynamoDB advantageous)
Integration
- REST APIs
- JSON
- Swagger/OpenAPI
- API Security
- OAuth2
- JWT
DevOps & Tools
- Git
- Maven
- Gradle
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD Pipelines
- SonarQube
Testing
- JUnit
- Mockito
- Integration Testing
- Unit Testing
- API Testing
Desired Experience
- Experience delivering enterprise-scale applications.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ is advantageous.
- Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools.
- Experience with performance tuning and application optimization.
- Exposure to secure software development practices.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent com
