Software Engineer: Full Stack 10089

Join Us in Becoming the Best Bank in the World!!

We appoint energized and motivated people for their potential and continuously look for talented, driven individuals to help us innovate and evolve. That is why we focus on finding the right people for the right jobs. We love what we do because we focus on making a positive difference for our clients and employees.  Our company DNA is built around talented and committed teams dedicated to build a brand that we are proud of and earns the trust of our clients.

Who We Are

We are a bank, but we’re much more than that. We believe that banking is about enabling people to control their financial lives through banking that is simplified, accessible, affordable and delivered through personal experience. By helping our clients manage their financial lives better, we enable them to live better. 

Why Choose Us

At Capitec, we offer our best by living up to our CEO values in every situation – we always put the Client first, act with Energy and take Ownership. And to support people in being their best, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities as well as employee benefits and savings. We make it a priority to ensure that each member of the Capitec team feels welcome, valued, focused, and can grow. 

About the role:

Join our dynamic team and contribute to building South Africa's fastest growing card machine.

We are on the lookout for skilled Full Stack Engineer with a passion for creating innovative applications. Join our team and play a crucial role in developing and maintaining both front-end and back-end components of web applications, working across all layers of the application stack.

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will adopt a holistic approach to building solutions that ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability, while also delivering excellent client experiences. You will be part of the Digital Merchant Commerce team, responsible for the Capitec card machines that have seen significant growth—from 30,000 units at the start of last year to 90,000 by the end of 2024.

We are seeking talented professionals with hands-on experience in web development using ReactJS or similar frameworks such as Capacitor or VueJS, coupled with expertise in backend technologies like NodeJS with TypeScript.

Additionally, the Level III Software Engineer plays an integral part in a cross-functional team dedicated to the full software development lifecycle—from concept and development to deployment and operation. At this level, engineers are tasked with designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems and applications, with a focus on scalability, performance, and future requirements. They also guide and support developers and stakeholders in scoping, progress tracking, status updates, and resolving engineering challenges.

Our ideal candidate has:

• Grade 12 National Certificate (Minimum)
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology (Preferred)  

• 6+ years’ proven experience in full stack software development, project delivery and implementation (in relevant development technologies/language). Experience with Both front and back-end frameworks and technologies

Tech Stack

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• React.JS
• Java
• Spring Boot
• Node.JS
• PostgreSQL
• AWS.

Skills:

• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Problem solving skills

If you are interested in being part of this dynamic team, on a mission to build the best bank in the world through unlocking the potential of its people, please apply. We would love to hear from you!

Purpose Statement

• The level III Software Engineer plays an integral part in a cross-functional team dedicated to the full software development lifecycle, from concept, to development to deployment and ultimately operating of each product. At this level, Software Engineers are responsible to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and enhance complex software systems and applications, considering scalability, performance and future requirements. Responsible to guide and support developers and stakeholders in scoping, progress, status and resolution of engineering problems.
• The Full Stack Software Engineer plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining both front-end and back-end components of web applications and works on all layers of the application stack. They are therefore responsible for applying a holistic approach to building solutions that not only offer optimum performance, reliability, and scale but also create great client experiences.

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