Fintech PHP/Go Engineer – Hybrid-Remote (Cape Town)

First Point Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech innovator in Cape Town is seeking a mid-senior Go / PHP Software Engineer to build and optimize scalable fintech applications. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Computer Science and experience in fintech. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with an agile team and contribute to the technology roadmap. Excellent problem-solving skills are required, and remote work capability is a must.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fintech or financial systems development.
• Comfortable working remotely and in an agile team environment.
• Experience with Ubuntu‑based systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize production‑grade fintech applications.
• Collaborate with a distributed, agile team on architecture and development.
• Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and performant.
• Contribute to technical decisions and shape the technology roadmap.

Skills

Proficiency in Go

Proficiency in PHP

Problem-solving skills

Debugging skills

Experience with LAMP / LEMP stacks

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related degree

Tools

Docker

AWS

DigitalOcean

Job description

A leading fintech innovator in Cape Town is seeking a mid-senior Go / PHP Software Engineer to build and optimize scalable fintech applications. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Computer Science and experience in fintech. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with an agile team and contribute to the technology roadmap. Excellent problem-solving skills are required, and remote work capability is a must.