Location: Cape Town (Hybrid – 2 days in office, Gardens area)
Hours: 07:00 – 15:30 SAST
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: R70,000 – R75,000 per month

About the Opportunity

Our client, a fast-growing and innovative organisation within the education technology space, is looking for a skilled Full Stack Developer to join their engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across the full development lifecycle, building scalable applications, and contributing to modern cloud-native solutions in a collaborative environment.

You’ll work alongside cross-functional teams to design, build, and maintain high-quality applications that enhance user experiences and support business growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable web applications
• Build user-facing applications using modern frontend frameworks
• Develop backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript
• Collaborate with product, platform, and engineering teams across regions
• Optimise application performance, scalability, and reliability
• Develop proof of concepts and prototype solutions
• Contribute to architecture discussions and technical improvements
• Maintain technical documentation and development standards
• Support CI/CD processes and cloud deployments
• Ensure solutions are secure, maintainable, and aligned with best practices

Requirements

Essential Skills & Experience

• 4–5+ years of commercial software development experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Strong experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Backend development experience using Node.js
• Experience with React, Svelte, or similar frontend frameworks
• REST API development and integration experience
• HTML5, CSS, and modern frontend development practices
• Unit testing experience
• Understanding of authentication, web security, and database best practices
• Experience with Git version control and agile environments
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

Cloud & Infrastructure Experience

Experience with cloud-native development, preferably AWS, including:

• AWS services (Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudWatch)
• Serverless architectures
• Infrastructure as Code
• Containerisation technologies

Nice to Have

• Python experience
• Exposure to AI concepts, LLMs, or RAG frameworks
• AWS certifications
• Experience within education technology environments

What’s in It for You?

• Hybrid working model
• Medical allowance
• Commute allowance
• Professional development opportunities
• Study leave
• Generous annual leave
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Paid parental benefits
• Team events and social initiatives