Remote Senior Full-Stack Engineer (React & Node.js)

Placements24; Centurion; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid

Performance bonuses

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer for a remote-first role with optional connection to our Centurion hub in Gauteng, South Africa. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable web applications using React on the front end and Node.js on the back end, building robust APIs and collaborating across teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of full-stack experience, strong JavaScript skills, and familiarity with both SQL and NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and containerization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional full-stack web development experience.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and React.js.
• Experience with Node.js and Express.js.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Cloud platform experience and containerization knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain both front-end and back-end systems.
• Build and integrate robust APIs for service communication.
• Develop user-facing apps using modern front-end frameworks.
• Implement and manage back-end services with Node.js.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure quality.
• Optimize for speed, scalability, and responsiveness.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and roadmaps.

Skills

JavaScript

React.js

APIs

Node.js

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Express.js

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer for a remote-first role with optional connection to our Centurion hub in Gauteng, South Africa. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable web applications using React on the front end and Node.js on the back end, building robust APIs and collaborating across teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of full-stack experience, strong JavaScript skills, and familiarity with both SQL and NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and containerization.