Xpert: Java Developer (FTC or Perm, remote in SA)

Role: Java Developer
Type: Independent contract or FTC (fixed term contractor)
Start: ASAP
Location: Remote, anywhere in South Africa

Summary

We’re looking for a hands‑on Java engineer to build reliable, scalable backend services. You’ll work on well‑structured APIs, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and help ship production‑ready features at pace. You care about clean code, performance, security, and building maintainable services that are easy to test, deploy, and operate.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain backend services using modern Java (mainstream framework, typically Spring Boot).
• Design, implement, document RESTful APIs, handling validation, errors, versioning etc.
• Work with relational and/or NoSQL databases, modelling data, writing efficient queries, and applying migration practices.
• Implement secure authentication and authorisation patterns and follow secure...