OM Bank: Senior Python Back-End Engineer
Old Mutual Limited · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The engineer is responsible for building serverless backend solutions based on product requirements within an agile environment. Key duties include developing clean code, automating tasks, mentoring junior engineers, and maintaining stable servers with zero downtime.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have proven experience as a back-end developer with proficiency in Python 3.9 and the AWS serverless ecosystem. A degree, advanced diploma, or postgraduate certificate (NQF Level 7) is required.
Full description
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Job Description
The role of the Serverless Backend Engineer is responsible for understanding requirements and building solutions under a serverless architecture model. The Serverless Backend Engineer reports directly to the Product Owner and the Chapter Leader.
KEY RESULT AREAS
- Build solutions from requirements received from product owner.
- Be able to work in agile environment.
- Able to build POC solutions and demonstrate/present.
- Maintain a stable server with zero downtime
- Develop tools and applications by producing clean, code
- Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
- Review and debug code
- Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
- Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
- Mentor junior engineers
- Collaborate with team to brainstorm and create new products
- Be able to report on their work using agile tools such as JIRA.
- Be able to elaborate and document his work in confluence.
- Be communicative and proactive.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- AWS components such as Lambda, SQS , Dynamo DB
- AWS API Gateway
- Terraform
- Python 3.9
- Pytest
- Knowledge of Rest API integrations
- Openapi, swagger
- GitHub actions for CI CD
- Docker and Docker compose
- Makefile
- Apache velocity language
- Proven experience as a Back-end developer
Skills
Action Planning, Application Development, Business Process Design, Computer Literacy, Data Management, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Identifying Customer Needs, Information Technology (IT) Support, Market Analysis, Oral Communications, Product Development, Technical Support, Technical Troubleshooting, Test Case Management, User Requirements Documentation, Web Development
Competencies
Business Insight
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Courage
Cultivates Innovation
Decision Quality
Drives Results
Ensures Accountability
Education
NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent
Closing Date
30 July 2026 , 23:59
The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
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