Website Capitec Bank
Capitec Bank is a leading South African commercial bank and the largest retail bank in the country by client numbers, serving over 24 million active clients.
Capitec Bank is a leading South African commercial bank and the largest retail bank in the country by client numbers, serving over 24 million active clients. It is known for its focus on providing simple, affordable, and accessible banking services through innovative use of technology. Capitec has a strong digital focus, with over 11 million digital clients. Its mobile app is the most used financial services app in South Africa.
Purpose Statement
The Back-End Software Engineer III plays a critical role in designing and building scalable, secure, and high-performing backend systems that power our enterprise applications. You will work within a cross-functional team to deliver end-to-end solutions, from architecture and development to deployment and monitoring. At this level, you will also mentor junior engineers, contribute to engineering standards, and ensure best practices across the software development lifecycle.
Education (Minimum)
- Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
Education (Ideal or Preferred)
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
Knowledge and Experience
Experience:
- 6+ years of proven experience in back-end software development using .NET (C#) and/or Python for enterprise-grade applications.
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining microservices and event-driven architectures in production environments.
- Proven track record in architecting and implementing cloud solutions on AWS, including services such as EKS, Lambda, RDS, MSK, S3, and ElastiCache.
- Experience in automating infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Practical experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation.
- Exposure to observability practices (metrics, tracing, logging) and maintaining system health using monitoring tools.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (DevOps, QA, Product, Architecture) to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Previous involvement in mentoring junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and contributing to engineering standards.
Knowledge:
- Strong programming skills in C# (.NET 7/8/9) and Python (FastAPI).
- Deep understanding of AWS cloud services (IAM, EKS, RDS, MSK/Kafka, Lambda, ElastiCache).
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (modules, state management, environment-specific provisioning).
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture, REST/gRPC APIs, and event-driven design.
- Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL).
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
- Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Instana, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Communications Skills
- Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
- Problem solving skills
Additional Information
- Clear criminal and credit record
To apply for this job please visit careers.capitecbank.co.za.
