Senior Backend Developer

About

A leading South African retail bank that operates as a technology-driven financial institution is seeking an exceptional Senior Backend Developer to join its engineering organisation. Their success is underpinned by disciplined cost management, a focused product strategy, and continuous investment in digital platforms that enhance customer experience while maintaining operational efficiency.

This is a great opportunity for an individual who not only excels in C# and Python development, but who also bring strategic insight, leadership influence, and a passion for building future-ready financial platforms

If you are ready to influence technical direction, champion modern development practices, build resilient systems and shape the future of banking, we want to hear from you - APPLY NOW!!!!

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong programming skills in C# (.NET 7/8/9) and Python (FastAPI)
• Deep understanding of AWS cloud services (IAM, EKS, RDS, MSK/Kafka, Lambda, ElastiCache)
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (modules, state management, environment-specific provisioning)
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture, REST/gRPC APIs, and event-driven design
• Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL)
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Instana, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

Location and Salary

Reference Number for this position is MAT60945 which is a position based in Sandton offering a cost to company salary of up to R1.5m per annum depending on experience and ability.

Contact

Contact Mavis on mavism@e-merge.co.za or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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