Software Engineer: Back-End II, Stellenbosch

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

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