Intermediate Software Engineer (TypeScript, Angular, Node) (CPT Onsite)

DataFin Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in South Africa is looking for an Intermediate Software Engineer to take full ownership of projects. You will build scalable services and collaborate closely with founders. Applicants should have 3-5 years of experience in production systems, proficiency in TypeScript, Angular, Node, and Python, alongside SQL skills. Experience with AWS and DevOps is a plus. This position offers an opportunity to influence key product decisions and work on innovative projects that are used by real clients.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience building and maintaining production systems.
• Confidence in working across the stack and owning full projects.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Angular, and Node.

Responsibilities

• Develop reporting pipelines for structured insights.
• Create systems supporting multiple accents and dialects.
• Build high throughput messaging services.

Skills

TypeScript

Angular

Node

Python

SQL

Tools

AWS

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

ENVIRONMENT:

A cutting-edge AI-powered Market Research Platform is looking for an Intermediate Software Engineer who enjoys taking full ownership of a project, from the first idea to a live production feature. You should be someone who is excited to build new services, design systems that scale, and see your work used by real clients within days. Working closely with the founders, you will have room to make strong product decisions. Applicants will also require 3-5 years’ experience building and maintaining production systems with proficiency in TypeScript, Angular, Node, Python for AI & SQL. You must be able to understand what makes an interaction clean, efficient and enjoyable for users. If you enjoy learning fast, solving meaningful problems, and gaining hands‑on experience across the stack, this job is for YOU!

DUTIES:

Examples of projects include -

• Reporting pipelines that turn thousands of text and voice note responses into structured insights.
• Multi language systems that support accents, dialects and fast-growing markets.
• High throughput messaging services that handle WhatsApp queues and webhooks with reliability.
• New internal tools and services that improve automation, performance and user experience.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3-5 Years experience building and maintaining production systems.
• You should be confident working across the stack and comfortable owning full projects.
• TypeScript with Angular and Node used across both the Frontend and Backend.
• Python for AI, automation and data processing.
• SQL for structuring and querying data at scale.
• Bonus experience with AWS, DevOps or CI/CD pipelines.
• Product thinking matters - You should understand what makes an interaction clean, efficient and enjoyable for users.

Bonus to have–

• Experience with AWS, DevOps or CI/CD pipelines.

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.