Remote Full-Stack Engineer: Node.js, React, Next.js

Crossing Hurdles; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 2,943,581 - 3,761,242; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles, a remote-friendly software firm, seeks a Software Engineer for its Financial Platform to own full-stack development from backend services in Node.js to modern frontend with React/Next.js. The role emphasizes building scalable systems, robust APIs on AWS, and delivering reliable code daily.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in the last year, strong PostgreSQL knowledge, and a track record of shipping features, with a focus on security and data integrity in financial

Qualifications

• Professional software development experience with hands-on coding in the last 12 months.
• Backend development with Node.js and shipped work in the last year.
• Advanced frontend experience with React.js and Next.js, including hooks and state management.
• Solid PostgreSQL knowledge: schema design, queries, indexing, and data modeling.
• Hands-on AWS experience: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudWatch.

Responsibilities

• Write, ship, and maintain production code daily across fullstack applications.
• Build scalable backend services and RESTful APIs on AWS infrastructure.
• Implement responsive frontend interfaces while debugging React render issues and tuning Postgres queries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn product requirements into shipped features.
• Uphold high standards for system reliability, security, and data integrity in financial systems.
• Actively contribute to CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and engineering best practices.

Skills

Full-stack development

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Code reviews

Security & data integrity

Team collaboration

Tools

Node.js

React.js

Next.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

EC2

S3

Lambda

RDS

CloudWatch

Job description

Crossing Hurdles, a remote-friendly software firm, seeks a Software Engineer for its Financial Platform to own full-stack development from backend services in Node.js to modern frontend with React/Next.js. The role emphasizes building scalable systems, robust APIs on AWS, and delivering reliable code daily.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in the last year, strong PostgreSQL knowledge, and a track record of shipping features, with a focus on security and data integrity in financial