Senior Full-Stack Developer — FinTech (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Stock options

Hybrid work model

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, seeks a Senior Full-Stack Developer to design, build, and deploy scalable web apps for FinTech. The role blends remote flexibility with essential in-office collaboration, focusing on front-end (React/Angular/Vue) and back-end (Node.js, Python/Django, Java/Spring), APIs, databases, security, and performance.

You will mentor juniors, perform code reviews, shape architecture, and work with product teams to translate requirements into robust solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in full-stack web development.
• Expertise in at least one front-end framework and one back-end language.
• Relational and NoSQL database experience (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Strong RESTful API design and development knowledge.
• Cloud platforms and containerization (AWS/Azure/GCP; Docker/Kubernetes) familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full‑stack web applications.
• Build robust APIs and database solutions (SQL and NoSQL).
• Implement security best practices and ensure data privacy in line with regulations.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and tech specs.
• Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and resolve complex issues.

Skills

Full-stack development

React/Angular/Vue

Node.js / Python / Java

SQL & NoSQL databases

RESTful APIs

Cloud platforms

Docker/Kubernetes

Software architecture

FinTech security basics

Team leadership & mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Postman

Git

CI/CD pipelines

SQL/NoSQL tooling

Job description

Placements24 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, seeks a Senior Full-Stack Developer to design, build, and deploy scalable web apps for FinTech. The role blends remote flexibility with essential in-office collaboration, focusing on front-end (React/Angular/Vue) and back-end (Node.js, Python/Django, Java/Spring), APIs, databases, security, and performance.

You will mentor juniors, perform code reviews, shape architecture, and work with product teams to translate requirements into robust solutions.