Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

To design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable server-side applications by creating efficient APIs, managing databases, and optimizing system architecture, ensuring seamless integration with front-end systems and delivering secure, high-performance solutions that align with business objectives and user needs.

Job responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend architectures and server-side logic for solutions of varying complexity, ensuring scalability, performance, and seamless integration with front-end and third-party systems.
• Develop and manage APIs to facilitate seamless communication between front-end and backend systems.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, UX designers, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth integration and efficient data flow.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve backend system issues to maintain system reliability and performance.
• Monitor, test, and deploy backend applications using CI/CD pipelines for streamlined development processes

• First Degree in Information Sciences, Engineering, or another related field
• Certification(s) in Backend Development, Cloud, Containerization, etc.

Experience

• At least 2-3 years' experience in Backend development in .NET/C#, Java, Javascript, SQL , etc

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Developing Expertise
• Taking Action
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Engineering
• API Engineering
• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration (CI)
• Core Systems
• Design Thinking
• Incident Response
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Software Engineering Methods