Senior Full-Stack Developer (CONTRACT)

Pathfinders Consulting Pty (LTD); Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Pathfinders Consulting Pty (LTD) in Cape Town, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer to own and deliver across the stack, from backend services to user-facing applications.

You’ll design and build scalable Java/Spring Boot backends, REST APIs, and React/TypeScript frontends, work with relational databases, containerised deployments, and CI/CD in an Agile environment with hybrid flexibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Solid full-stack experience with React and TypeScript.
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices.
• Strong SQL and database design.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing scalable backend services.
• Building and maintaining REST APIs and microservices.
• Developing user-facing applications with React/TypeScript.
• Collaborating in an Agile/Scrum environment and delivering high-quality software.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

TypeScript

REST APIs

Microservices

SQL

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

Kong

Kuma

Oracle

MySQL

Terraform

Helm

Vault

OpenSearch

Sentry

Prometheus

Grafana

Redis

RabbitMQ

Job description

Pathfinders Consulting Pty (LTD) | Contract

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 09/02/2026

Are you a senior full-stack developer who enjoys solving real problems, working across the technology stack and taking ownership of what you build?

Our Client is looking for a Senior Full-Stack Developer to join its technology team with an immediate start.

This is an opportunity to work on meaningful digital products alongside an experienced and collaborative technology team.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work across both new product development and existing platforms, designing, building and maintaining backend services and user-facing applications.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot
  
• Building and maintaining REST APIs and microservices
  
• Developing user-facing applications using React and TypeScript
  
• Working on integrations and distributed systems
  
• Designing and working with relational databases
  
• Contributing to containerised and cloud-native applications
  
• Writing automated tests and supporting CI/CD practices
  
• Troubleshooting and solving practical technical problems
  
• Working collaboratively within an Agile/Scrum environment
  
• Taking ownership of the quality, reliability and delivery of the solutions you build
  

The technology environment

You’ll be working across a modern technology stack, including:

• Spring Boot(MUTS HAVE)
  
• REST APIs
  
• React 19 (MUTS HAVE)
  
• TypeScript
  
• Nx
  
• Kong and Kuma
  
• RabbitMQ and Redis
  
• Oracle and MySQL
  
• Helm, Terraform and Vault
  
• Docker and GitHub Actions
  
• Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch and Sentry
  
• GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
  

You don't need to be an expert in every technology listed, but you should be comfortable working across the full stack and learning where required.

Requirements

You’ll ideally have:

• 5+ years’ experience in software development
  
• Strong Java and Spring Boot experience
  
• Solid full-stack development experience with React and TypeScript
  
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices
  
• Strong SQL and database design skills
  
• Experience with containerised or cloud-native applications
  
• Experience with Git, automated testing and CI/CD
  
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  
• A practical, problem-solving mindset
  
• A strong sense of ownership and pride in delivering quality software
  

You can expect:

• Meaningful work with real-world impact
  
• An experienced and collaborative team
  
• A culture that encourages continuous learning
  
• An environment where your ideas and technical judgement matter
  
• Work-life balance and hybrid flexibility
  
• The opportunity to contribute from day one