Python Developer

The Legends Agency; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology company in Cape Town is seeking a Python Developer to design and build critical back-end services for bookings and payments. You will have end-to-end ownership of services through the full software development lifecycle, ensuring security and compliance. The ideal candidate has 3-6+ years of professional experience with Python, Django or Flask, and a strong focus on security and performance.

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years of experience with building production web services using Python.
• Strong experience with Django or Flask frameworks.
• Solid knowledge of database design and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy Python services for bookings and payments.
• Own services throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
• Integrate with external partners like pharmacy and insurer platforms.

Skills

Python development

Django or Flask

API design and consumption

Cloud-native deployment

Security best practices

Performance tuning

Collaboration skills

Tools

AWS

Docker

Monitoring tools

Job description

Overview

Python Developer — Cape Town | R50 000 - R70 000

Our client is a fast-growing technology company transforming the healthcare space by connecting patients, providers, and partners through seamless digital platforms. With a mission to simplify healthcare access, they focus on building scalable, secure, and user-friendly systems that handle high traffic and sensitive data. They operate with a collaborative, product-driven culture where engineers take ownership and directly impact real-world patient experiences. Their environment encourages innovation, continuous learning, and applying best practices in engineering and data security.

The Role: Python Developer

You will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying back-end services that power critical functions such as bookings, payments, notifications, and integrations with healthcare partners. The role requires end-to-end ownership of services across the full SDLC, ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance with security and privacy standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy Python back-end services for bookings, search, payments, and notifications
• Own services across the full SDLC: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, observability
• Integrate with external partners including practice-management systems, pharmacy/insurer platforms, and communications providers
• Optimise performance and reliability for high-traffic flows
• Write robust automated tests, participate in code reviews, and support continuous delivery
• Ensure compliance with POPIA and data security best practices
• Contribute to technical design, documentation, and engineering standards
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call rotations

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years of professional experience building production web services with Python
• Strong experience with Django or Flask
• Solid database knowledge including schema design, migrations, and performance tuning
• Skilled at designing and consuming APIs with understanding of idempotency, pagination, and versioning
• Hands-on with cloud-native deployment (AWS preferred) and containerisation (Docker)
• Strong focus on security (authN/authZ, secrets management, data privacy)
• Familiar with monitoring, logging, and performance profiling tools
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, thrives in an agile environment
• Nice to have: experience in healthcare, fintech, or high-volume transactional systems; exposure to event-driven architectures, front-end (React/TypeScript), or observability tools