Senior Full-Stack Engineer for E‑commerce Platforms (Remote)

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

Generous PTO

Fully remote work

Dev budget for conferences/courses

Salary reviews and performance bonuses

Retirement plan

Impact on a leading e-commerce平台

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Full Stack Developer to lead the development and enhancement of our client’s e-commerce platforms. This fully remote role involves designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable online shopping experiences across the full stack, from front-end to back-end and databases.

You will mentor junior developers, participate in code reviews, and stay current with web technologies to drive high-quality, secure solutions for a distributed team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of professional full stack web development experience.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and modern JS frameworks.
• Experience with Node.js/Express, Python/Django/Flask, Java/Spring Boot, Ruby/Rails.
• Solid understanding of database design with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and agile development methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities for remote teamwork.
• Experience with e-commerce platforms is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain responsive, high-performance web applications using modern front-end frameworks.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable back-end code.
• Develop and manage scalable database solutions (SQL, NoSQL).
• Implement RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and security.

Skills

HTML5/CSS3/JS

Front-end frameworks

Back-end languages

Databases

Cloud & CI/CD

Agile & DevOps

Remote collaboration

E-commerce platforms

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Full Stack Developer to lead the development and enhancement of our client’s e-commerce platforms. This fully remote role involves designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable online shopping experiences across the full stack, from front-end to back-end and databases.

You will mentor junior developers, participate in code reviews, and stay current with web technologies to drive high-quality, secure solutions for a distributed team.