Join Us at Capitec Connect and Help Build the Future of Simple Connectivity Capitec Connect is one of South Africa’s fastest‑growing MVNOs, scaling to millions of active SIMs and rapidly expanding our digital ecosystem. We’re growing fast and we’re looking for back‑end engineers who want to build high‑impact, cloud‑native systems at national scale . If you enjoy solving complex problems with simple, elegant solutions this is your opportunity to work on platforms used by millions of South Africans every day . What We Do At Capitec Connect, we build and operate the platforms behind: Mobile connectivity services Airtime, data and rewards journeys Smartphone sales and digital enablement All of this is deeply integrated into Capitec’s broader digital ecosystem , allowing us to continuously launch new products as the MVNO grows. The Role As a Back‑End Software Engineer , you’ll play a key role in a cross‑functional product team , owning the full software development lifecycle from design and build, through deployment, to operating systems in production. You’ll help deliver scalable, resilient back‑end systems that prioritise performance, reliability and future growth, What You’ll Be Doing Design, build, test and operate scalable, cloud‑native systems on AWS Architect modern, reusable services aligned to AWS Well‑Architected principles Build and maintain event‑driven and microservices‑based architectures Deliver simple, elegant solutions powering airtime, data, rewards and smartphone journeys Optimise databases and APIs for performance, reliability and scale Collaborate closely with product, QA and platform teams What We’re Looking For 3+ years’ experience in back‑end software developmentStrong experience delivering production systems end‑to‑endSolid understanding of: Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) RESTful API design and integration Advanced programming concepts, algorithms and data structures Design patterns and testing practices SQL database design and query optimisation Microservices and event‑driven architectures Containerisation and deployment (e.g. Kubernetes) Java Spring Boot AWS Kafka Skills Analytical Skills Attention to Detail Communications Skills Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills #J-18808-Ljbffr