This is a senior Java seat on a live
product, not a greenfield build. The system is already in production. New work
has to fit what is there, and a change that looks fine in isolation can break
something three modules away. You will know the domain, work with the analysts,
and ship changes that do not take the product down.
Two roles are open, in Pretoria or
Somerset West. You will sit in a development team, not as a lone contractor.
Mentoring is part of the job, both ways: you follow the standards that already
work, and you help other developers when their change does not.
What you will do:
- Support
the existing product and build new functionality and components on top of
it.
- Work with
business analysts to understand the domain and turn new requirements into
something that can actually be built.
- Refactor
and improve the code so the product stays maintainable when the next
requirement lands.
- Evaluate
and improve performance and high-availability behaviour, not only feature
delivery.
- Write unit
and integrated system tests that show the change works as intended.
- Do
root-cause analysis on bugs in an integrated system, including debugging
other people’s code and fixing test data when that is what is broken.
- Build and
deploy on an application server, then incorporate other developers’ work
and get the system running again after the merge.
Requirements
What you need:
- A relevant
tertiary qualification in Engineering or Computer Science, or matric plus
the experience below.
- 8–10 years
in a software development environment, of which at least 5 years as a
senior developer in a team.
- Strong
Java. Java 8 and above is required. Java 17 is preferred.
- Java EE
server-side development, JPA/Hibernate, and an application server or
container. Karaf is preferred.
- Maven, Git
and Jenkins. SQL and a relational database. Apache Derby is relevant.
- ReactJS,
Bootstrap, CSS3 and HTML5, plus REST or SOAP.
- A working
knowledge of the SDLC as it applies to a software team, not only as a
diagram.
- You
deliver production-quality software: attention to detail, your own unit
tests, and support through the quality testing phase.
Skills Required
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering or Computer Science, or matric with the required software development experience
- 8–10 years of experience in a software development environment
- At least 5 years as a senior developer in a team
- Strong Java development skills, including Java 8 or above
- Java EE server-side development experience
- JPA and Hibernate experience
- Experience with an application server or container
- Maven, Git, and Jenkins experience
- SQL and relational database experience
- ReactJS, Bootstrap, CSS3, and HTML5 experience
- REST or SOAP experience
- Working knowledge of the software development life cycle in a software team
- Ability to deliver production-quality software, write unit tests, and support quality testing
- Java 17 experience
- Karaf experience
- Apache Derby experience
What We Do
Sabenza IT is a niche recruitment company specializing in Information Technology, SAP, Finance, and Engineering roles, with over 23 years of experience.
