Product Engineer - End-to-End UX + Full-Stack Ownership

MCI; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Health Benefits

Career Growth

Paid Training

Positive Work Environment

Casual Dress Code

Job summary

MCI is seeking a Product Engineer to own features end‑to‑end and design intuitive user experiences with full‑stack systems. You will build front‑end interfaces using React/Next.js/Vue and craft scalable back‑end APIs with Node.js, Python, and SQL.

You’ll collaborate with product, UX, operations and HR to simplify hiring workflows and deliver measurable improvements in speed and satisfaction across our platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in product engineering, full‑stack engineering, UX engineering, or hybrid roles.
• Strong portfolio showcasing UX/UI work and shipped production features.
• Proficiency in modern front‑end frameworks (React, Next.js, Vue).
• Experience with back‑end frameworks (Node.js, Express, Python, or similar).
• Thorough understanding of databases, cloud environments, and API design.
• Ability to translate product requirements into strong design and technical solutions.
• Experience in fast‑paced or early‑stage product environments.

Responsibilities

• Own features from concept to production research, UX design, prototyping, and full‑stack delivery.
• Design user flows, wireframes, and reusable component systems for web and mobile.
• Build responsive front‑end experiences with React, Next.js, or Vue.
• Develop scalable back‑end logic, APIs, and databases using Node.js, Python, and SQL.
• Maintain and evolve our design system and component library.
• Simplify complex hiring workflows into frictionless user experiences.
• Validate ideas through user interviews, feedback loops, and rapid iteration.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, UX, operations, and HR teams.
• Ensure performance, accessibility, and security across the stack.
• Use analytics, funnel metrics, and A/B testing to guide product decisions.
• Marketplace workflows job posting, onboarding, worker profiles, matching/search
• Employer dashboards candidate management, reporting, performance insights
• Worker experience scheduling, availability, shift management, messaging
• Integrations ATS, HRIS, CRM, identity verification, payroll, communication tools
• Design system ownership patterns, typography, interactions, components

Skills

Product engineering

Frontend frameworks

Backend frameworks

UX/UI portfolio

Translate product requirements

React

Next.js

Vue

Node.js

Express

Python

SQL

Cloud environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

React

Next.js

Vue

Node.js

Express

Python

SQL

Job description

MCI is seeking a Product Engineer to own features end‑to‑end and design intuitive user experiences with full‑stack systems. You will build front‑end interfaces using React/Next.js/Vue and craft scalable back‑end APIs with Node.js, Python, and SQL.

You’ll collaborate with product, UX, operations and HR to simplify hiring workflows and deliver measurable improvements in speed and satisfaction across our platform.