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Java Developer (Banking Systems)

How2Apply Talent Network

Pretoria East, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time IT & Software

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Job Description

You'll build and ship features that real users touch every day, for an insurance company software team in Pretoria East. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is Pretoria East-based, with most of your time spent at an insurance company software team. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

What you'll actually do

Handle personal data safely, with POPIA rules in mind
Deploy through a CI/CD pipeline on Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or GitLab
Review teammates' pull requests with useful comments
Build and consume REST or GraphQL APIs
Write unit and integration tests before you merge
Document how your features work for support and new developers
Write, test and refactor code in your team's main language

You'll need

Stable internet and a quiet workspace for remote days
Experience writing automated tests
Solid Git habits: branches, pull requests and meaningful commit messages
You can explain technical choices to non-technical people
Commercial experience in at least one of PHP, C#, Java, Python or JavaScript

Extra points for

Public GitHub portfolio or published app
Docker and Kubernetes experience
Knowledge of secure coding and the OWASP Top 10

What's in it for you

Medical aid and retirement fund
Laptop and data allowance
Hybrid or fully remote work
Performance bonus

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: link to your GitHub, GitLab or portfolio, degree or diploma certificate plus list of projects with the tech stack you used on each.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Pretoria East.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

Tidy your public repos before you apply; recruiters and tech leads really do open them.
Expect a take-home or live coding test, so practise with a timer in the language you listed.