Senior Full-Stack Engineer III – Cape Town

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Software Engineer: Full Stack III in Cape Town. You will design and deliver scalable software, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into robust solutions. The role emphasizes modern frameworks, microservices, cloud platforms, and secure, performant code.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of full-stack experience, strong SDLC knowledge, and a track record of delivering complex systems using Kubernetes and modern tooling.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• Relevant IT tertiary qualification preferred
• 6+ years proven experience in front- and back-end development
• Experience with modern front-end and back-end frameworks

Responsibilities

• Designing software solutions
• Translate business and technical requirements into client-ready solutions
• Design complex software systems with scalability and performance in mind
• Identify trade-offs and articulate them when needed
• Create reusable code, APIs, and libraries
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to build components
• Optimize systems for performance and scalability
• Develop and review database models and queries
• Write robust business logic and algorithms
• Lead with automated testing and CI/CD practices
• Promote secure coding practices and resilience
• Support capacity planning and monitoring
• Contribute to continuous improvement and learning

Skills

SDLC knowledge

Advanced programming

Algorithms & data structures

Version control

Testing practices

Database systems & SQL/NoSQL

RESTful APIs

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Microservices & event-driven

Kubernetes & containerization

Responsive design & mobile-first

Frontend build tools

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Relevant tertiary IT qualification (ideal)

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Software Engineer: Full Stack III in Cape Town. You will design and deliver scalable software, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into robust solutions. The role emphasizes modern frameworks, microservices, cloud platforms, and secure, performant code.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of full-stack experience, strong SDLC knowledge, and a track record of delivering complex systems using Kubernetes and modern tooling.