Backend Engineer, Cape Town - SA

St Andrews Africa Summit; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid environment

Holiday perks

Job summary

FIXR in Cape Town is seeking a backend engineer to build and ship new features on top of our existing platform. You’ll improve core systems, optimize performance, and contribute to architectural decisions while collaborating with Product and Design.

The role requires strong Python/Django experience, REST APIs, and hands-on work with PostgreSQL, Celery, and modern backend tools. Hybrid office-based schedule with cross-country collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience building features on a Django-based backend.
• Strong Python development skills with exposure to RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and async task queues.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship new features on top of our existing platform.
• Improve core systems to increase performance, reduce complexity, and enable faster development.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to scope work and define pragmatic solutions.
• Provide input on planning, trade-offs, and timelines.
• Maintain code quality through thoughtful reviews and shared ownership.

Skills

Python

Django

Django Rest Framework

Tools

PostgreSQL

Celery

Elasticsearch

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

ArgoCD

Job description

About FIXR

Here at FIXR we’re on a mission to be the number one ticketing and event intelligence platform globally. Ticket sales and event management can be a clunky, manual process, but our platform makes it easier than ever for event organisers to create seamless, user-friendly experiences for their customers. At the heart of the FIXR platform is our suite of data and reporting tools that provide organisers with the insights and data intelligence to help them understand their ticket buying audience and grow their business.

About FIXR

Here at FIXR we’re on a mission to be the number one ticketing and event intelligence platform globally. Ticket sales and event management can be a clunky, manual process, but our platform makes it easier than ever for event organisers to create seamless, user-friendly experiences for their customers. At the heart of the FIXR platform is our suite of data and reporting tools that provide organisers with the insights and data intelligence to help them understand their ticket buying audience and grow their business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in South Africa as we continue to grow and expand into new areas of ticketing. The role is based in Cape Town, but you will work closely with our teams in other countries.

…this is where you come in! Engineering drives everything we build. We’re looking for people who are practical, adaptable, and comfortable owning work from idea through to production. As a small team, we move quickly and work across a wide range of problems. You’ll need to be comfortable switching contexts, making sensible trade-offs, and delivering value without over-engineering.

Key Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing:

• Build and ship new features on top of our existing platform


• Improve core systems to increase performance, reduce complexity, and enable faster development


• Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions


• Collaborate with Product and Design to scope work and define pragmatic solutions


• Provide input on planning, trade-offs, and timelines


• Maintain code quality through thoughtful reviews and shared ownership

Core Tech Stack

• Python - Django, Django Rest Framework


• PostgreSQL

The Rest Of Our Backend Tech Stack Is

• Celery


• Elasticsearch


• Redis


• Docker / Kubernetes / Helm / ArogoCD

This role reports to the CTO of FIXR

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus bonus.


• Hybrid environment. We have an office in Cape Town CBD and our team are office based for 3 days a week


• Holiday perks. Claim a bonus holiday day for every year you are with us


• L&D budget for you and your team.


• Inclusive, social culture. Fun and dynamic with regular socials


• Free tickets for FIXR events

At FIXR, we consider diversity a strength – inclusion fuels our ability to solve problems we never thought we could. Your application will be considered on its merits, without regard to your race, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or anything else. If there is anything we need to know to enable you to fully participate in our interview process, please just let us know in your application.