Software Engineer: Back-End III at Capitec Bank

Company:

Capitec Bank

Capitec Bank

Industry: Banking / Financial Services

Deadline: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Experience: 6 years

Location: Western Cape

Province: Stellenbosch

Field: ICT / Computer

About the role:

  • This role is a key part of our Financial Crime & Compliance team, focusing on anti-money laundering, financial crime, and regulatory compliance projects. You’ll work on systems that manage clients, transactions, and related entities, ensuring robust compliance and security. As a Software Engineer, you’ll be involved in the full software development lifecycle, from design and development to deployment and maintenance enhancing complex systems for performance and reliability. You’ll also help improve code quality, reduce rework, enhance monitoring and dashboards, and support the transition to new infrastructure such as Odin and EKS clusters.

Our ideal candidate has:

  • Grade 12 National Certificate (Minimum)  
  • Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology (Preferred) 
  • 6+ years’ proven experience in back-end software development, project delivery and implementation (in relevant development technologies/language). Experience with back-end frameworks and technologies 
  • Strong Python skills (primary language); Java experience (secondary)  
  • Experience with AWS services (RDS, EC2, Lambda; Odin and EKS clusters advantageous)  
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, regulation-driven environments  
  • Experience in anti-money laundering, financial crime, or regulatory compliance projects (advantageous)  
  • Willingness to learn and upskill, especially in Python if coming from a Java background  
  • Analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving ability  
  • Strong communication and relationship management skills 

Tech Stack

  • Python (primary), Java (secondary)  
  • AWS (RDS, EC2, Lambda, Odin, EKS)  
  • Experience with cloud platforms (other than AWS also considered if adaptable)  
  • Monitoring, error logging, and dashboarding tools  
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices 

Skills:

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



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