Hybrid Frontend Engineer with Backend Exposure | Growth

Progressive Edge

Johannesburg

On-site

ZAR 480,000 - 600,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Progressive Edge is seeking a Software Developer to focus on frontend work while gaining backend experience in a fast-growing SaaS environment. You will collaborate with product/design and engineering to deliver scalable features and reduce technical debt, targeting 5,000 to 10,000 users over 18 months.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of development experience, solid C#/.NET skills, and a customer-focused, growth-minded attitude.

Qualifications

BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent, or exceptional problem-solving ability.
2-4 years of development experience with a strong backend foundation.
Proven problem-solving mindset with both high-level and detail-oriented thinking.
Experience with C# and .NET (or a strong desire to learn).
Familiarity with relational databases such as SQL Server.

Responsibilities

Feature implementation - work with our UI/UX designer to build and improve user-facing features.
Onboarding improvements - enhance user experience and conversion flows.
Cross-functional collaboration - work with product team on feature refinement.
Frontend bug fixes - React and Ionic/Angular maintenance.
Backend development - build and maintain our C#/.NET Core APIs and services.
Unit testing implementation - establish and expand our testing practices.
System optimization - improve performance and scalability.
Database work - Azure SQL queries, optimization, data integrity.