Full Stack Developer

The Flex; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A modern rental ecosystem company in Cape Town is looking for an Entry Level Full Stack Developer. You will design scalable web applications and automate workflows to enhance the rental experience. Ideal candidates have strong skills in Node.js, React, AWS, and a passion for automation. The role offers a remote-first environment with competitive compensation and significant growth opportunities.

Benefits

Performance-Based Rewards

Remote-First Work Environment

Learning & Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Node.js, React, and AWS.
• Deep understanding of API-first architectures.
• Experience with Python / FastAPI is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Create fast, reliable, and scalable web applications for bookings and payments.
• Build microservices and AI-powered workflows.
• Architect integrations between Base.ai and other platforms.

Skills

Node.js

React

AWS (especially serverless)

Python / FastAPI

API-first architectures

Distributed systems

Job description

Full Stack Developer at The Flex

At The Flex, we believe renting a home should feel instant, intelligent, and effortless — just like booking a ride.

Powered by Base.ai, our proprietary automation engine, we're creating the operating system for the modern rental ecosystem.

We connect property data, orchestrate operations, and build an intelligent layer that powers seamless stays across continents.

If you're an engineer excited by automation, AI, and large-scale real-world systems, this is your opportunity to help reshape how millions move, live, and experience the world.

What You'll Build

As a Full Stack Engineer you'll design and scale the technology behind The Flex — powering instant bookings, smart access, automated processes, and predictive operations.

You'll work across front-end, back-end, and cloud infrastructure, transforming complex operational problems into elegant, scalable solutions.

You won't just build features — you'll create leverage, engineer automation, and lay the foundation for the intelligent rental infrastructure of tomorrow.

Your Mission

• Build the Engine— Create fast, reliable, and scalable web applications that run core processes like bookings, payments, availability, and guest experience.
• Automate at Scale— Build microservices and AI-powered workflows that reduce manual work across the entire business.
• Connect the Ecosystem— Architect powerful integrations between Base.ai and platforms like Airbnb, Stripe, Hostaway, and Twilio.
• Launch & Iterate Fast— Deploy and manage serverless cloud infrastructure (AWS) with an obsession for speed, reliability, and global scale.
• Solve Hard Problems— Work on real-time booking sync, pricing intelligence, keyless access logic, and live operational dashboards.
• Build With the Team— Work closely with product, data, and operations to bring automation from idea ? code ? impact.

You're a Great Fit If You Have

• Strong experience with Node.js, React, and AWS (especially serverless).
• A deep understanding of API-first architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience with Python / FastAPI for automation, scripting, or data services (bonus).
• A reputation for building clean, scalable, production-ready systems.
• Curiosity about automation, real estate technology, and AI-driven operations.
• A bias toward execution — you ship fast, learn quickly, and love solving complex problems.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Build Real Impact— Your code will directly shape the experience of thousands of stays and help modernize a multi‑trillion‑dollar industry.
• Small Team, Big Mission— High ownership, zero bureaucracy, and the chance to build foundational systems.
• Learning & Growth— We move fast, iterate constantly, and improve through feedback.
• Performance-Based Rewards— Competitive compensation + meaningful upside for exceptional talent.
• Remote-First— Work from anywhere.
• We trust you to deliver outcomes, not fill hours.

This Role Is Not for You If

• You want a slow, stable 9‑5.
• You prefer planning over building.
• You're satisfied being average.
• You're not driven to become elite in your craft.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology