About Electrum Electrum is an exciting B2B tech company.
We partner with some of South Africa's biggest household names, enabling them to open up their customers' access to payments and digital goods and services.
We love that the projects we work on touch the lives of millions of South Africans every day, making a real difference.
We hire the best of the best and we offer great opportunities for both personal growth and career progression.
The Role: Are you a talented Java developer with a passion for crafting elegant, efficient, and high-quality code?
We are seeking a talented and experienced Intermediate Java Software Developer to join our team.
As an Intermediate Java Software Developer at Electrum, you will play a critical role in shaping the company's software solutions and contributing to the success of high-impact, high-reward projects making it crucial to have a solid foundation in Java and the ability to perform under high-stakes, complex, and challenging conditions.
You will be responsible for crafting elegant and efficient Java code for our high-performance backend systems.
We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 3 years of software development experience who are passionate about delivering quality and maintainable solutions.
Requirements 3 years experience in software development Anyone can write code.
However, it takes a bit of experience to write code that balances elegance, maintainability, efficiency and quality.
Be strong with Java Our backend systems are built on this.
They are high-performance systems that really require you to know what you're doing in Java.
A university degree or an additional equivalent years in relevant experience It can be any degree or at least 3 additional years of relevant working experience in Java if you don't have a degree.
Why?
We need your proven analytical skills here with the ability to work in high stakes (we're working with other people's money here!)
and highly complex environments.
The work we do has a material impact on the world.
It's a high reward but that means it comes with high risk.
You can't always just learn it on the job.
We need to know that you know what you're doing.
Advantageous for the role: Full stack experience SaaS development experience Payments experience Benefits We have created an high-performance culture where you can expect: Career growth - Delivering world-class financial services software products in a fast-paced company is not easy, and it takes an insane amount of effort.
But in return for your effort you'll get hands-on experience working on products that are used by millions of people, and a high quality work experience that will accelerate your career faster than anywhere else.
Transparency - We openly discuss strategy, finances, salaries and other major decisions.
Autonomy - We know you'll be able to make good decisions if you have good information, and we trust you.
Shared Vision - You'll be able to shape a vision you can believe in - on how to build the future of financial services.
Work-life balance - You know when your brain has switched off for the day and you need to go for a hike or coffee shop with a view, but you also know when your team needs help to bring that strategic deliverable home.
At Electrum you will be expected to know when you deserve that time out, and when you need to knuckle down and get the work done.
These are few practical ways we practise the culture we are so proud of: Flexible work hours Onsite gym and shower facilities Daily cooked lunches and a stocked kitchen for the afternoon nibbles Team socialising like hikes, getaways, and dinners A generous leave policy, starting at 20 days per year A recreational area with foosball, table tennis and an Oculus Fatsaks scattered around the office for deep thinking or meditation If this sounds like a role and place where you can spread your wings, please apply now.
We have created a safe, transparent environment where: We know mistakes happen, and that's okay.
We even have a three-step approach to dealing with them: Tell everyone about it Fix the mistake Tell everyone about the solution You are responsible for your actions – both the successes and the failures We talk openly about salaries and bonuses.
At Electrum, we believe it's evident why some people earn more and others a bit less.
It's like being on a sports team where salaries are widely known.