Senior Java Developer

Interfront SOC
Pretoria, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 12 hours ago
Full-time IT & Software
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Job Description

Responsibilities/Tasks:

·Support existing and develop new functionality and components

·Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements

·Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and adaptable to new requirements.

·Work effectively in a team environment and follow/develop product software development processes and standards

·Evaluate and improve application performance and high availability features

·Create unit and integrated system tests to show that the developed functionality works as intended.

·Do root cause analysis on bugs to find and fix the cause of a problem in an integrated system.

·Build and deploy the system on an application server

·Incorporate the work done by other developers and do whatever is necessary to get the system to work again with the changes, including debugging other people’s code, making changes to test data, etc.

Closing date: 16th of October 2026

Vacancy type: Permanent position

Hybrid working conditions in Cape Town or Pretoria.

Open to people with disabilities.

Requirements

Requirements:

Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering or Computer Science and/or Matric, with 8-10 years of experience, of which 5 years must be as a senior developer as part of a team in a software development environment

A strong knowledge of Java is essential

Experience in JavaScript or TypeScript is preferred

Ability to work in a team environment: Follow/provide mentorship

A good understanding of the SDLC process, tools and techniques specifically as applied to software development methodology

Experience with team development tools: Use of source control applications (preferably Git)

Experience with the following technologies:

  1. Java EE (J2EE) server-side technologies
  2. Java 8 and above (Java 17 - preferable)
  3. JPA /Hibernate
  4. Experience with an application server/container (Karaf - preferable)
  5. Build tools (i.e. Maven, GIT, Jenkins)
  6. SQL and experience with a relational database (Apache Derby)
  7. ReactJS
  8. Bootstrap, CSS3, HTML5
  9. REST/SOAP

Ability to deliver production-quality software by, e.g. paying attention to detail, doing extensive unit testing and supporting quality testing phases


Nice to have:

Experience with financial systems

Knowledge and/or experience of the following would be a plus:

  1. Continuous integration (Hudson, Bamboo or Jenkins)
  2. SoapUI
  3. Integration experience (Web services, JMS)
  4. JAXB and XML Schema
  5. Docker
  6. Use of a UML tool for documentation
  7. KARAF/OSGi
  8. Apache Blaze DS
  9. JavaScript or TypeScript
  10. Webpack/NPM/Yarn
  11. Jest
  12. Spring
  13. Thymeleaf



Personal Profile:

Incumbent who has a passion for learning and understanding the broader technical and implementation approaches in the software development domain.

Ability to switch between big-picture thinking and discussing/defining details at a deeper technical level.

Self-starter, self-motivated, team player

Strong attention to detail

Finisher

Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Ability to work remotely responsibly


Interested in this role?

You'll apply on Interfront SOC's own site before 31 October 2026. Put your most relevant experience at the top of your CV first.

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Job details
Job TypeFull-time
LocationPretoria, Gauteng
CategoryIT & Software
Posted1 October 2026
Closing Date31 October 2026
Interfront SOC
Pretoria, Gauteng

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