Remote Full-Stack Trainee — Mentored & Hands-On

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Technical training and mentorship

Hands-on experience with diverse tech

Global project exposure

Flexible hours with core collaboration

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking motivated individuals for a Remote Full-Stack Development Trainees program. Based in a remote-capable setup from Cape Town, you’ll gain practical experience across front-end and back-end development while working from home.

You’ll join a dedicated team, with guidance from mentors and a strong focus on modern web technologies. You’ll collaborate with senior developers, participate in code reviews, and contribute to API and database work.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of fundamental programming concepts.
• Exposure to front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and at least one modern framework.
• Familiarity with back-end languages and frameworks (Node.js, Python, Java).
• Basic knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for remote work.
• Self-motivated with time management and autonomy.
• Legally authorized to work in South Africa.
• Comfortable with a fully remote working environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate remotely with senior developers on design, development and implementation of web applications.
• Write clean, maintainable code for front-end (React, Vue) and back-end (Node.js, Python, Java) systems.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback.
• Assist in database design, integration and management.
• Troubleshoot and debug across the full stack.
• Contribute to API and microservice development.
• Work with Git for version control.
• Engage in agile processes including sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Research and recommend new technologies to improve efficiency.
• Document code and system designs for future reference.

Skills

Programming fundamentals

Front-end basics (HTML, CSS, JS)

Back-end basics (Node.js, Python, Java

Databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL/NoSQL)

Git & version control

Problem solving

Remote collaboration

Tools

React

Vue

Node.js

Python

Java

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking motivated individuals for a Remote Full-Stack Development Trainees program. Based in a remote-capable setup from Cape Town, you’ll gain practical experience across front-end and back-end development while working from home.

You’ll join a dedicated team, with guidance from mentors and a strong focus on modern web technologies. You’ll collaborate with senior developers, participate in code reviews, and contribute to API and database work.