Senior Full-Stack Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud-Native Systems

DataOrbis; Piet Retief; On-site; ZAR 750,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Smollan Technologies is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to own high‑volume distributed services and the web applications that expose them. You will dive into server‑side concurrency, design zero‑downtime schemas, and orchestrate AI inference pipelines using TypeScript, Node.js (NestJS), and React.

The ideal candidate will merge strong engineering fundamentals with an enthusiasm for applied AI workflows, scalable data platforms, and reliable software delivered through modern CI/CD and

Qualifications

• Strong experience with TypeScript/Node.js and React patterns.
• Experience designing REST APIs and OAuth2/OIDC.
• Experience with scalable distributed systems on cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with AI workflows and inference pipelines.
• Proficient with CI/CD, Docker, IaC, observability tools.

Responsibilities

• API Design & Data Engineering: Architect versioned REST APIs (OpenAPI) secured via OAuth2/OIDC, manage PostgreSQL schemas and zero‑downtime migrations.
• Operational Web Application Development: Build responsive, high‑performance React/TypeScript front ends.
• Distributed Services & Pipeline Architecture: Design event‑driven ingestion pipelines on GCP using Node.js/TypeScript.
• Inference Orchestration & AI Integration: Orchestrate ML inference jobs with cost tracking and human review.
• Observability & CI/CD Delivery: Implement telemetry and containerised infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work with ML engineers, mobile teams, and product owners.

Skills

TypeScript/Node.js

React

NestJS

GCP

PostgreSQL

OAuth2/OIDC

Docker

CI/CD

AI workflows

Data modeling

Distributed systems

Observability

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Smollan Technologies is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to own high‑volume distributed services and the web applications that expose them. You will dive into server‑side concurrency, design zero‑downtime schemas, and orchestrate AI inference pipelines using TypeScript, Node.js (NestJS), and React.

The ideal candidate will merge strong engineering fundamentals with an enthusiasm for applied AI workflows, scalable data platforms, and reliable software delivered through modern CI/CD and