Senior Full-Stack Dev (Node.js/React) - Remote South Africa

Placements24; Roanoke (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Professional development budget

Flexible leave and holidays

Health benefits

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join a fully remote, globally distributed team building SaaS solutions for education. You will design and implement both frontend with React and backend with Node.js, integrating with APIs, databases, and cloud services.

You will collaborate across product, design, and engineering to deliver scalable, robust software while adhering to modern development practices, CI/CD, testing, and remote collaboration norms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack web development experience.
• Strong JavaScript (ES6+) and Node.js expertise.
• Extensive React experience with modern state management.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or MongoDB databases.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services with Node.js.
• Develop user-facing features with React and modern JS.
• Integrate frontend with backend and third-party APIs.
• Write clean, well-documented full-stack code.
• Optimize apps for speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with PMs, designers, and engineers.
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD practices.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and tech roadmap.
• Ensure UI/UX feasibility in implementation.
• Write and maintain automated tests for UI and API.

Skills

Full-stack development

Remote collaboration

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/SE

Tools

Node.js

React

Redux

Context API

Express.js

RESTful APIs

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join a fully remote, globally distributed team building SaaS solutions for education. You will design and implement both frontend with React and backend with Node.js, integrating with APIs, databases, and cloud services.

You will collaborate across product, design, and engineering to deliver scalable, robust software while adhering to modern development practices, CI/CD, testing, and remote collaboration norms.