Remote Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Scale & Mentor

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Home office allowance

Health insurance

Retirement planning

Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Engineer to join its distributed team. This remote-first role allows you to work from anywhere in South Africa while contributing to scalable web applications across the stack.

You will mentor junior engineers, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver robust APIs, responsive frontends, and reliable data solutions. A strong background in cloud, CI/CD, and security is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in full-stack development.
• Proficiency in backend languages such as Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.
• Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Expertise in database technologies (SQL: PostgreSQL, MySQL; NoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with microservices architecture and scalable APIs.
• Proficiency in Git and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Strong remote-work communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications across the full stack.
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop responsive frontend interfaces.
• Implement robust database solutions and ensure data integrity.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Identify and resolve technical issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Contribute to architectural design discussions and technology choices.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers in a remote setting.
• Champion testing, CI/CD, and security best practices.

Skills

Python

Node.js

Java

Go

React

Angular

Vue.js

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Engineer to join its distributed team. This remote-first role allows you to work from anywhere in South Africa while contributing to scalable web applications across the stack.

You will mentor junior engineers, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver robust APIs, responsive frontends, and reliable data solutions. A strong background in cloud, CI/CD, and security is highly valued.