Remote Senior MERN Stack Engineer for Global Web Apps

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Stock options or bonuses

Cutting-edge development tools

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will own end-to-end development across MERN stack, deliver scalable web apps, and collaborate with product managers and designers.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong API design, and a passion for clean code. This remote position offers flexible hours and exposure to cutting-edge cloud and testing tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional full-stack development experience.
• Strong proficiency with MERN stack and RESTful API design.
• Solid JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5 and CSS3 fundamentals.
• Experience with version control (Git).
• Cloud platform experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Enzyme).
• Strong database design and data modeling skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy scalable full-stack applications using the MERN stack.
• Create robust backend services and APIs with Node.js and Express.js.
• Build responsive frontend components with React.js.
• Manage and optimize MongoDB databases for storage and retrieval.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code following best practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to deliver features.
• Implement unit and integration tests to ensure quality and stability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the stack.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability and security.
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions.

Skills

MERN stack

JavaScript ES6+

RESTful APIs

React

Node.js

Express.js

MongoDB

Git

Cloud platforms

Testing frameworks

Database design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

MongoDB

Express.js

React.js

Node.js

Git

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will own end-to-end development across MERN stack, deliver scalable web apps, and collaborate with product managers and designers.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong API design, and a passion for clean code. This remote position offers flexible hours and exposure to cutting-edge cloud and testing tools.