Software Engineer : Back-End

Capitec Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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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 building 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

The Backend Software Engineer III is a key contributor within the Credit Scoring Team, responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining backend services that drive our credit decision logic. You’ll architect and implement cloud solutions on AWS, automate infrastructure with Terraform and GitOps, and ensure our applications are scalable, reliable, and secure. Collaboration with DevOps, QA, Product, and Architecture teams is essential to deliver robust, enterprise-grade solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Python for enterprise-grade applications.
• Architect and implement cloud solutions on AWS (EKS, Lambda, RDS, MSK, S3, ElastiCache).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD / GitHub Actions / Jenkins).
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of applications and infrastructure in production environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Implement CI / CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation.
• Apply best practices for observability (metrics, tracing, logging) and ensure system health with monitoring tools.
• Mentor junior engineers, participate in code reviews, and contribute to engineering standards.

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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!

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