We need a senior engineer who leads technical initiatives, designs complex systems and drives architectural decisions - in a space that is still emerging. The team is building banking services for entrepreneurs, small businesses and side-hustlers who haven't had suitable products before. The engineering you do here has a direct line to real economic change for people who have been underserved for too long.
If you thrive on ownership, ambiguity and direct business exposure - read on.
What you'll do here
Take ownership of selected back-end domains within our emerging markets platform
Lead the design of complex back-end systems and make architectural decisions that drive our technical standards
Build and maintain integrations that power entrepreneur accounts, merchant acquisition and payment services - including account lifecycles, transactions, payment rails and cards
Design and implement distributed, event-driven and domain-driven solutions
Mentor and provide leadership to the existing engineering team
Engage directly with stakeholders and senior business leaders to translate business objectives into technical solutions
Evaluate and introduce technologies that move the platform forward and improve development processes
Proactively identify questions, gaps and opportunities beyond your immediate tasks - the team needs people who look further than the ticket in front of them
Our tech stack
Java and Spring Boot - your primary back-end environment
Kafka - event-driven architecture and messaging
PostgreSQL - our primary data store
AWS - where we build and run at scale
Terraform - infrastructure as code and DevOps tooling
Odin ecosystem - internal tooling and platform integrations
AI-assisted development - we use AI tooling actively to amplify what engineers can do
What you bring
Experience
6+ years of proven back-end software development experience, delivering production-grade systems at scale
Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot within event-driven or distributed systems
Hands-on experience with Kafka (Or Similar), PostgreSQL and AWS
Working knowledge of Terraform or DevOps practices is a strong advantage
Experience with domain-driven design and event-driven architectures is highly valued
Experience in payments, fintech or financial services environments preferred
The ability to engage confidently with senior business stakeholders - not just engineers
Proven ability to work independently and take ownership
Education
Minimum: Grade 12 National Certificate
Preferred: A relevant tertiary qualification in information technology
Knowledge
You can apply expert-level knowledge and develop others' understanding across:
Event-driven and domain-driven architectures
Advanced Java programming and Spring Boot ecosystem
Distributed systems design, including the saga pattern and resilience patterns such as circuit breakers and bulkheads
Database systems and query optimisation (SQL and NoSQL)
RESTful API design and integration
Message-based systems and Kafka event streaming
Cloud computing platforms and services (AWS)
Infrastructure as code using Terraform
Testing practices - unit, integration and contract testing
IT systems development processes (SDLC), agile delivery and version control