Senior Full-Stack Developer: Platform & API Leader

Zajob; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Zajob is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to enhance our platform's frontend and backend systems, deliver API integrations, and design scalable technical solutions.

You will collaborate with sales, operations, technical teams, clients, and third party partners, own development standards, produce system documentation, and drive performance improvements. This full-time role requires strong problem solving and proactive collaboration to ensure robust software delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable web platforms.
• Strong understanding of frontend and backend technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance the platform's frontend and backend systems.
• Deliver API integrations.
• Design technical solutions.
• Research and develop new products and tools.
• Manage stakeholders across sales, operations, technical teams, clients, suppliers, and third-party development partners.
• Continuously plan, coordinate, and report on progress.
• Provide production support and manage issues through to resolution.
• Contribute to detailed incident reporting, documentation, and process improvement.
• Share knowledge with other team members.
• Own development standards and recommend improvements where applicable.
• Produce system documentation and technical specification documents.
• Work with outsourced partners when required.
• Deliver performance enhancements and bug fixes.
• Conduct code reviews.
• Create reports and dashboards.
• Perform system, unit, regression, and user acceptance testing; verify that changes execute as required and that necessary processes and protocols are followed.
• Write SQL queries, produce data extracts, and analyse log files.
• Manage production deployments and source control.
• Perform standby duties.

Skills

Full stack development

API design & integrations

SQL development

Code reviews

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Zajob is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to enhance our platform's frontend and backend systems, deliver API integrations, and design scalable technical solutions.

You will collaborate with sales, operations, technical teams, clients, and third party partners, own development standards, produce system documentation, and drive performance improvements. This full-time role requires strong problem solving and proactive collaboration to ensure robust software delivery.