German speaking Java Developer - South Africa

We are Lekker Code Company - a software developing company. We support clients mainly in Europe to deliver the best software code we could imagine. We all love remote-work which is what we are doing.

You are a Java Developer (m/w/x), speak German and English fluently as well as residing somewhere within South Africa?

We are seeking an experienced software developer who specializes in Java. The ideal candidate has at least three years of experience in Java development.

• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Interpretation of technical specifications, design following principles and patterns, code according to standards
• Do code-reviews
• Technical documentation
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies

• At least 3 years of professional experience as a Java developer with product or personnel responsibility, with a good knowledge of the according ecosystems
• You should have worked with modern Java frameworks, i.e. Spring, Spring Boot and Hibernate
• Passion for great software design and coding best practices, including object oriented programming, dependency injection and usage of ORM Knowledge and experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Knowledge and experience with modern cloud environments: AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure
• You know your way around Git
• Experience with modern CI/CD environments like GitHub, GitLab or similar
• Practiced Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Fluent in German and English (C2 or mother tongue)
• Just be yourself! - communication, curiosity, reliability, motivation and team orientation are your passion.
• Good vibrations: You spread positive vibes!

Optional Experience

• Please let us know if you have at least one year of professional experience with a modern frontend framework (i.e. Angular, React oder VueJS)

• Employees First: Our employees are our top priority
• Workations (working holidays i.e. the opportunity to work from abroad for a short period)
• Option to "buy" additional vacation days
• Full-remote work within South Africa
• Flexible working hours and relaxed work environment with a surf-life balance
• "Laptop Office": time zone +- 2 CET
• Free use of a co-working space in South Africa (if desired)
• Permanent employment or Freelance work possible
• Training and professional development opportunities
• In a startup environment, you have the opportunity to showcase your individuality and pursue your aspirations
• Opportunity to help shape the development of a startup from the beginning
• Internal transparency
• Cool & young team
• Regular virtual get-togethers
• Open to discussing visa possibilities for South Africa
• Paid Business Trips
• Sharing flight costs once a year either to Germany or South Africa

As part of our cool and young team, you have the opportunity to work in a relaxed startup atmosphere. We place great value on internal transparency and give you the chance to shape the development of our startup from the beginning. You have the opportunity to showcase your individuality and pursue your aspirations. Regular get-togethers offer you the opportunity to exchange ideas with your colleagues and network.

We are stoked, you are stoked? Let's get this started!

ATTENTION: If you do not speak GERMAN - save yourself the time and dont apply.