Full-Stack Tech Lead for AI Discovery Platform (Contract)

Infuse; Durban; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Durban is seeking a mid-senior level engineer to design and operate a raw document crawler for its AI-powered discovery engine. This role involves extending APIs, enhancing admin dashboard features, and ensuring SEO best practices. Ideal candidates have full-stack experience and familiarity with a range of technologies including Python, Flask, and AWS. Competitive contract offer with an engaging work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping or maintaining a production-grade full-stack app.
• Familiarity with semantic search or API-first products.
• Comfortable with frontend, backend, and basic infra ops.
• Focus on clarity, performance, and edge-case handling.
• Desire to be hands-on and autonomous.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate a raw document crawler and freshness scheduler.
• Extend Flask APIs to support page claiming, editing, and SSO.
• Finalize the React admin dashboard with asset review features.
• Wire the FastAPI semantic search service into the UI.
• Enforce SEO best practices.
• Monitor latency & error budgets.

Tools

Python

Flask

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Redis

React

Docker

AWS

GitHub Actions

Helm

Job description

A leading technology firm in Durban is seeking a mid-senior level engineer to design and operate a raw document crawler for its AI-powered discovery engine. This role involves extending APIs, enhancing admin dashboard features, and ensuring SEO best practices. Ideal candidates have full-stack experience and familiarity with a range of technologies including Python, Flask, and AWS. Competitive contract offer with an engaging work environment.