Senior Full Stack Engineer - FinTech & Secure Payments

StraTech • Strategic Technology Solutions; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

StraTech • Strategic Technology Solutions in Stellenbosch is seeking highly skilled Full Stack Software Developers (Front End / Back End or both) to join a fintech-focused team. Candidates should have 5+ years of professional software development experience and a strong background across front-end and back-end technologies.

You will collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps and Design to build scalable, secure, and high-performance financial solutions, APIs, micro-services, and data stores, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years hands-on full stack development experience.
• FinTech domain experience is a plus.
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL or MongoDB.
• RESTful APIs and GraphQL experience desirable.
• Secure coding practices and regulatory awareness (POPIA, PCI DSS).
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerised apps with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain full stack applications.
• Develop APIs, micro-services, and database architecture.
• Build responsive, user-friendly front-end interfaces.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions and ensure security.
• Perform code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated with new technologies and best practices.

Skills

Full stack development

Front End

Back End

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

TDD

PCI DSS

POPIA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

StraTech • Strategic Technology Solutions in Stellenbosch is seeking highly skilled Full Stack Software Developers (Front End / Back End or both) to join a fintech-focused team. Candidates should have 5+ years of professional software development experience and a strong background across front-end and back-end technologies.

You will collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps and Design to build scalable, secure, and high-performance financial solutions, APIs, micro-services, and data stores, while