Remote Full Stack Developer: Education Tech Innovator

Placements24; Kempton Park; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Full Stack Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable educational software from a home office. You will work across front-end and back-end layers, collaborating with product managers and designers to translate requirements into robust solutions.

The role emphasizes remote-first collaboration, clean code, and modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js) with Python/Django or Node.js on the back end.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven full stack developer with a strong portfolio of web applications.
• Experience with front-end tech (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Angular/Vue.js).
• Back-end experience (Python/Django, Node.js/Express, Java/Spring, Ruby/Rails).
• Databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB) and cloud/deploy tools (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS).
• Understanding of design patterns, testing, and secure coding practices.
• Strong communication for remote, asynchronous collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable web applications and services.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and developers to define requirements.
• Write clean, well-documented code across the full stack.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services.
• Manage databases and ensure data integrity and performance.
• Test, debug, and troubleshoot to ensure high quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to process improvements.
• Stay updated with tech trends and education technology advancements.
• Implement security best practices across the development lifecycle.

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

React

Angular

Vue.js

REST APIs

Problem solving

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Python/Django

Node.js/Express

Java/Spring

Ruby/Rails

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Full Stack Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable educational software from a home office. You will work across front-end and back-end layers, collaborating with product managers and designers to translate requirements into robust solutions.

The role emphasizes remote-first collaboration, clean code, and modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js) with Python/Django or Node.js on the back end.