Senior Full-Stack Architect: Python/Next.js, AWS | Hybrid

AES Global; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Architecture ownership

Hybrid work

Modern tooling

Career growth

Job summary

AES Global in Cape Town is seeking a senior engineer to own the platform architecture and set technical direction. You will balance hands‑on coding with leadership, mentoring, and architectural reviews to keep the team aligned.

You’ll primarily work on Python services (FastAPI), front ends (TypeScript/Next.js), and a PostgreSQL data model, deploying on AWS with security best practices. Hybrid, permanent role in Cape Town.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, software engineering or related field.
• Seven or more years in full‑stack software development.
• Proficiency with FastAPI or Flask, Next.js or React, TypeScript and PostgreSQL.
• Proficiency with Docker and containerised systems.
• Experience designing and owning scalable cloud‑based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and coding standards, and mentor engineers through reviews.
• Lead design of scalable architectures and own planning of system work.
• Build and evolve Python services (FastAPI) and front ends (TypeScript/Next.js).
• Deploy and run platform on AWS with security and compliance best practices.
• Assess new AI/ML tech and drive beneficial adoption.
• Maintain code quality with tests and pre‑release checks; document decisions.
• Collaborate in an agile team and document architecture decisions.

Skills

Senior leadership

Full-stack development

Code reviews

Mentoring engineers

AWS cloud architecture

Docker

FastAPI/Flask

Next.js/React

PostgreSQL

Education

Degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

Next.js

React

PostgreSQL

Docker

Job description

AES Global in Cape Town is seeking a senior engineer to own the platform architecture and set technical direction. You will balance hands‑on coding with leadership, mentoring, and architectural reviews to keep the team aligned.

You’ll primarily work on Python services (FastAPI), front ends (TypeScript/Next.js), and a PostgreSQL data model, deploying on AWS with security best practices. Hybrid, permanent role in Cape Town.