Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Hybrid, Mentoring & Growth

BigTalent; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

BigTalent in Johannesburg partners with an automotive technology business to hire a Senior Full Stack Developer. This hands-on role features working across web and mobile products, with ownership of projects from development through delivery.

The position is backend-leaning but requires frontend fluency with Next.js, React and TypeScript. You will work with Docker and Kubernetes across deployment and infrastructure, contribute to AWS initiatives, and mentor junior engineers in a collaborative

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong experience with Laravel/PHP.
• Strong experience with Next.js.
• Hands-on Kubernetes and Docker experience.
• Experience with AWS.
• Exposure to mobile development (React Native, Flutter or PWAs) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing scalable web and mobile applications
• Building backend APIs and services using PHP/Laravel
• Developing modern frontend applications using Next.js, React and TypeScript
• Working with Docker and Kubernetes across deployment and infrastructure
• Contributing to cloud and AWS-related initiatives
• Conducting code reviews and maintaining strong testing standards
• Mentoring intermediate and junior developers through collaboration and pair programming
• Taking ownership of projects from development through to delivery

Skills

5+ years experience

Strong communication

Mentoring

Autonomy

Tools

Laravel

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

BigTalent in Johannesburg partners with an automotive technology business to hire a Senior Full Stack Developer. This hands-on role features working across web and mobile products, with ownership of projects from development through delivery.

The position is backend-leaning but requires frontend fluency with Next.js, React and TypeScript. You will work with Docker and Kubernetes across deployment and infrastructure, contribute to AWS initiatives, and mentor junior engineers in a collaborative