Backend‑Focused Fullstack Developer | AWS, PostgreSQL, AI

Elite Search And Selection; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Manufacturing/IIoT exposure

Time-series ingestion experience

BI data visualization experience

Job summary

Elite Search And Selection is seeking a backend-focused developer for a genuine full-stack role with heavy backend and database work. You will deploy services on AWS, model large-scale time-series and relational data, and contribute to AI features for manufacturers.

You should be comfortable working independently, taking ownership, and translating client requirements into scalable technical solutions. A hybrid working arrangement may emerge in the future.

Qualifications

• 0–5 years of commercial development experience.
• University degree in CS, Eng, IT or related field preferred.
• Build and ship features end-to-end across React front end and NestJS back end.
• Model and manage time-series and relational data at scale (PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB).
• Deploy and maintain services on AWS with cost and uptime focus.
• Mentor younger developers and influence code quality.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into clean technical solutions and engage with clients on site when required.
• Develop backend and database components and deploy on AWS.
• Contribute to data and AI features on our AI/LLM layer.
• Support and mentor junior developers and improve code quality.

Skills

Independent work

Client engagement

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

BSc in Computer Science / Engineering / IT

Tools

PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB

AWS

React

NestJS

Job description

Elite Search And Selection is seeking a backend-focused developer for a genuine full-stack role with heavy backend and database work. You will deploy services on AWS, model large-scale time-series and relational data, and contribute to AI features for manufacturers.

You should be comfortable working independently, taking ownership, and translating client requirements into scalable technical solutions. A hybrid working arrangement may emerge in the future.