Remote Lead Full-Stack Developer

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary and bonuses

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Generous retirement plan

Growth and skill development

Supportive remote work environment

Home office budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Full-Stack Developer for a fully remote role, guiding a talented team while architecting scalable applications from Cape Town, Western Cape.

You will define technical strategy, ensure code quality, and drive delivery across front-end, back-end, and data stores, with a focus on REST APIs and cloud-native architectures.

Candidates should have 8+ years of experience, strong leadership, and hands-on coding across modern stacks in a remote team environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in full-stack development with leadership experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of scalable full-stack applications.
• Architect robust, secure, high-performance solutions.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers; perform code reviews.
• Collaborate with product managers to define requirements and specs.
• Oversee deployment and ensure production reliability.
• Drive improvements to development processes and tooling.
• Lead technical discussions within the team.
• Contribute hands-on coding for complex features.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Remote collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

React

Angular

Vue.js

Node.js

Python

Java

Go

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

RESTful APIs

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Full-Stack Developer for a fully remote role, guiding a talented team while architecting scalable applications from Cape Town, Western Cape.

You will define technical strategy, ensure code quality, and drive delivery across front-end, back-end, and data stores, with a focus on REST APIs and cloud-native architectures.

Candidates should have 8+ years of experience, strong leadership, and hands-on coding across modern stacks in a remote team environment.