Senior Software Engineer

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JUMO

πŸ“Remote - South Africa

Job highlights

Summary

Join JUMO's software engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer and build a market-leading banking-as-a-service platform. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining highly scalable and efficient systems. This role requires experience with Kotlin/Java/Scala, cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS), and a strong understanding of software development lifecycle. You will collaborate with a team, mentor junior colleagues, and contribute to a positive and innovative work environment. JUMO offers a remote-first work approach, flexible work practices, and opportunities for professional growth. The company values diversity and inclusion and provides a supportive and collaborative atmosphere.

Requirements

  • Experience with Kotlin / Java / Scala, and a cloud-based infrastructure, ideally AWS
  • Experience designing, developing and testing software
  • Extensive hands-on experience with the design and development of high-volume/low-latency services
  • Business and operational awareness
  • Good communication skills & EQ – able to work in a diverse team

Responsibilities

  • Deliver across the SDLC to build a highly scalable distributed system
  • Assist in defining the team's roadmap in line with the company and technology vision
  • Architect services and systems using well accepted design patterns to allow for iterative, autonomous development and future scaling
  • Design, implement, test, deploy, and support our products and services
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback
  • Guide the team to consistently write production-ready code that is easily testable, easily understood by other developers and accounts for edge cases and errors
  • Anticipate and communicate blockers, delays and cost ballooning within their team’s projects, before they require escalation
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and drive best practices and engineering excellence

Preferred Qualifications

Python experience

Benefits

  • Work in an agile cross-functional team, delivering quality code you can be proud of
  • Work with a modern but pragmatic Tech Stack (i.e. Kotlin + Spring Boot for Backend, TypeScript + React for Web and Mobile,, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka, Datadog, Jenkins + Spinnaker for CI/CD, AWS), building a highly scalable distributed system
  • Develop as a mentor, helping your junior colleagues grow as professionals
  • Ensure consistency and accuracy when required
  • Led and supported by an experienced, hands-on Tech Lead
  • Collaborating with smart, engaging people
  • Working for impact
  • Growing and learning continuously, with loads of encouragement and support
  • Boldly taking risks as we navigate new challenges
  • Flexible work practices enabling your best delivery
  • Being autonomous and empowered to lead
  • Remote First

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