Full Stack Engineer (Senior)

Parvana; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Parvana is seeking an experienced software engineer for a remote role based in South Africa. You will lead backend design for complex systems using C#/.NET and Angular/React, while managing scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Expertise with AI coding tools and distributed tracing will be valued.

You will mentor engineers across levels and collaborate with product teams to balance speed, security, and compliance in an agentic, distributed delivery model.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with C#/.NET and production experience with Angular or React.
• Experience designing, shipping, and supporting a production-grade system.
• Hands-on with at least one major cloud platform, Linux, containers, and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex system and service-oriented backend design (C#/.NET, Angular/React).
• Manage database schemas, data models, and secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Utilise and review AI coding tools for writing, testing, and maintaining code.

Skills

C#

.NET

Angular

React

Cloud

Linux

Containers

CI/CD

AI Coding

Backend

Microservices

Agile

Financial Services

Telemetry

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

This is a remote position.

Location: South Africa | Work Type: Remote | Job ID: J

About our client:

Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated with existing systems and processes and can also be customised to client needs. Their capabilities extend to big data engineering and bespoke software development, solutions are available as both cloud-based and hosted.

What you will be doing:

• Lead complex system and service-oriented backend design (C#/.NET, Angular/React), defining technical approaches and selecting appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Manage database schemas, data models, and secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Utilise and review AI coding tools for writing, testing, and maintaining code, treating prompt design as a core technical skill.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines with quality gates, automated testing strategies, and deployment rollout strategies.
• Lead the migration of legacy applications to modern technologies and infrastructure.
• Define SLOs, SLIs, and use distributed tracing and telemetry to diagnose system-wide issues.
• Create clear documentation and system boundaries so people and AI tools can extend systems safely.
• Lead technical conversations, explain trade-offs, and work with product teams to shape delivery phases.
• Break down complex problems into well-defined tickets while balancing speed with security and compliance.
• Mentor engineers across experience levels and help establish team standards for safe AI usage, review, and knowledge sharing.

What our client is looking for:

• Minimum of 7 years of software engineering experience with extensive commercial background in C#/.NET and production experience with Angular or React.
• At least one production-grade system designed, shipped, and supported that can be discussed in detail.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform, Linux, containers, and infrastructure as code.
• Daily working experience with AI coding tools and willingness to work in an agentic delivery model.
• Experience managing client-facing delivery, explaining trade-offs, and having the confidence to deliver difficult messages early.
• Experience in financial services, with Commercial Real Estate or Credit Markets experience as a strong advantage.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, and comfort working in an Agile team across time zones.
• High discipline to manage time independently and maintain close contact with a distributed team.

Requirements

• C#
• .NET
• Angular
• React
• Cloud
• Linux
• Containers
• CI/CD
• AI Coding
• Backend
• Microservices
• Agile
• Financial Services
• Telemetry
• Infrastructure as Code