Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance.

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Job Summary

Support high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade application design & development in agile teams by producing, testing, documenting & reviewing source code.

Job Description

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Scala, Spark, and Python

Build and optimize data pipelines and processing workflows

Integrate and manage AWS backend services (e.g., Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, ECR + ECS, etc.)

Collaborate with front-end developers and other stakeholders to deliver full-stack solutions

Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to technical decision-making

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

Troubleshoot and debug applications across the stack

Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends

Required Skills & Qualifications

Proficiency in Scala, Spark, or/and Python

Strong experience with AWS backend services

Solid understanding of backend development principles and best practices

Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and serverless architectures

Ability to think conceptually and solve abstract problems

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with front-end technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Knowledge of containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (e.g. Terraform)

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Scala, Spark, and Python
• Build and optimize data pipelines and processing workflows
• Integrate and manage AWS backend services (e.g., Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, ECR + ECS, etc.)
• Collaborate with front-end developers and other stakeholders to deliver full-stack solutions
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to technical decision-making
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Troubleshoot and debug applications across the stack
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends

• Proficiency in Scala, Spark, or/and Python
• Strong experience with AWS backend services
• Solid understanding of backend development principles and best practices
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and serverless architectures
• Ability to think conceptually and solve abstract problems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with front-end technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (e.g. Terraform)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology