Intermediate Full - Stack Software Developer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 520,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in Johannesburg, South Africa, seeks an Intermediate Full-Stack Software Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions across frontend and backend. You will work within a collaborative engineering team to deliver production-grade systems.

The role involves building responsive interfaces, developing RESTful APIs, and integrating SQL/NoSQL databases while following software engineering principles and best practices.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience developing full-stack web applications.
• Ability to independently deliver well-defined features with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications
• Build responsive frontend interfaces and robust backend services
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and cross-functional teams
• Participate in system design discussions and technical planning
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimise application performance
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code
• Participate in peer code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices

Skills

Full-stack development

REST API development

Git version control

Design patterns

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or STEM field

Tools

Git

Docker

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Intermediate Full - Stack Software Developer

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 04/08/2026

We are lookingfor an Intermediate Full-Stack Software Developer who ispassionate about building scalable, high-quality software solutions. This roleis ideal for someone who enjoys working across both frontend and backendtechnologies, takes ownership of their work, and wants to contribute to thedelivery of production-grade systems.

Working as partof a collaborative engineering team, you will help design, develop, andmaintain applications that solve real business challenges.

KeyResponsibilities

You will beinvolved throughout the software development lifecycle, including:

• Design,develop, and maintain full-stack applications
• Buildresponsive frontend interfaces and robust backend services
• Developand integrate RESTful APIs
• Workwith SQL and NoSQL databases
• Collaboratewith engineers, data scientists, and cross-functional teams
• Participatein system design discussions and technical planning
• Debug,troubleshoot, and optimise application performance
• Writeclean, maintainable, and scalable code
• Participatein peer code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices

Requirements

Experience

• 2–5years of professional software development experience
• Experiencedeveloping full-stack web applications
• Abilityto independently deliver well-defined features with minimal supervision

TechnicalSkills

Frontend

• Python,Java, Node.js, or similar backend technologies

Databases

• SQL(PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and/or NoSQL databases

AdditionalExperience

• RESTAPI development and integration
• Gitversion control
• Understandingof software engineering principles and design patterns

AdvantageousSkills

Experience with:

• AWS,Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Dockerand containerisation

Qualifications

• Degreein Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or anotherSTEM-related field