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OM Bank - Back-End Engineer

CompanyOld Mutual Limited
LocationCape Town
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 5, 2026
About The Company
Old Mutual Limited is a premium pan-African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key markets in 14 countries. We have been helping our customers achieve their lifetime financial goals for over 170 years by investing their funds in ways that create positive futures for them, their families, their communities and broader society. In this way, we significantly contribute to improving the lives of our customers and their communities while ensuring a sustainable future for our business. We employ more than 30 000 people and operate in 14 countries across two regions Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and eSwatini) as well as Asia (China) So why work here? We believe you can shape the future with us – a future where we build a better Africa together. That’s why we’re committed to creating opportunities that will give you an edge on the rest. Once you’re part of our team, you will have access to the best breed of advice, tools and frameworks that will equip you to be your exceptional best. #MomentsThatMatter
About the Role

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

OM Bank is currently looking for a backend engineer to join OM Bank. The candidate will be responsible for building and implementing end-to-end Back-End solutions written in either Java or Python.

KEY RESULT AREAS

  • Write clean code that is easy to read, easy to change, and works as expected 

  • Responsible for building end to end backend services written in java or python    

  • Adherence to software engineering best practices and design patterns that are relevant to the tech stack and overall technology strategy 

  • Stakeholder engagement including product owners, business analysts, designers, solution architects, platform engineers, site reliability, quality assurance, release engineering and customer platform team 

  • Working closely with quality assurance team to automate testing and integrate with delivery pipeline 

  • Managing and continually improving backend delivery pipelines  

  • Adherence to Agile ways of working  

  • Managing expectations with the scrum master to ensure an accurate scope of work is planned 

  • Document code, processes and workflows to ensure seamless collaboration with other engineers  

  • Consistently ship small features and improvements with minimal downtime 

  • Translate product requirements into backend services  

  • Managing database implementations and maintenance including schema design, optimisations and integrations 

  • Build and maintain microservices using frameworks like SpringBoot and FastAPI 

  • Write clean, maintainable and well tested code using SOLID and clean architecture principles  

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical or electronic engineering, Information Technology, or relevant field 

  • 5+ years experience with building microservices using Python  

  • Experience with API integrations using OpenAPI  

  • Experiencing using GitOps and general git based operations  

  • Experience working with Launch Darkly and implementing feature flags in the backend 

  • Solid understanding of git and branching strategies like trunk based branching 

  • Strong background in software architecture, design patterns and event driven systems 

  • Strong experience designing and implementing distributed system 

  • Experience using Kafka  

  • Understanding and implementing authentication protocols like oAuth, JWT 

  • Solid experience building containers and Kubernetes  

 

Skills

Action Planning, Application Development, Business Process Design, Computer Literacy, Data Management, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Identifying Customer Needs, Information Technology (IT) Support, Market Analysis, Oral Communications, Product Development, Technical Support, Technical Troubleshooting, Test Case Management, User Requirements Documentation, Web Development

Competencies

Business Insight

Collaborates

Courage

Cultivates Innovation

Decision Quality

Drives Results

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Education

Closing Date

09 January 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

The Old Mutual Story!

Key Skills
JavaPythonMicroservicesAPI IntegrationsGitOpsFeature FlagsSoftware ArchitectureDesign PatternsDistributed SystemsKafkaAuthentication ProtocolsContainersKubernetesAgileTesting AutomationDocumentation
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringSoftware
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The backend engineer will be responsible for building and implementing end-to-end backend solutions using Java or Python. They will engage with stakeholders and work closely with the quality assurance team to ensure effective delivery and testing.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
5-10
💼Company Size
17773
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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