Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Python/Django & React SaaS

JobCubby; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

DVT is a leading software development and testing company in South Africa, partnering with international SaaS players. We seek two Senior Full Stack Product Engineers to join a product-focused team building a scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platform serving businesses across Europe.

You will work on backend services with Python/Django, frontend with React/TypeScript, and drive architectural decisions, testing strategies, and CI/CD with strong ownership and autonomy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years software development experience.
• Strong commercial experience with Python and Django.
• Strong commercial experience with React and TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of modern JavaScript development practices.
• Experience building and scaling SaaS products.
• Extensive API development and integration experience.
• Strong PostgreSQL and relational database experience.
• Experience with ORM frameworks.
• Cloud platform experience (GCP and/or AWS).
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python and Django.
• Develop frontend applications using React and TypeScript.
• Build, enhance, and maintain RESTful APIs.
• Develop integrations with third-party platforms and services.
• Optimize platform performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Contribute to cloud infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Operations teams.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical strategy.
• Design and scale multi-tenant SaaS solutions.
• Champion engineering best practices and code quality standards.
• Drive testing strategies including automated testing frameworks.
• Support CI/CD implementation and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and coach developers within the engineering team.
• Identify opportunities for platform innovation and optimization.

Skills

8+ years software development

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Python

Django

React

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

ORMs

GCP

AWS

Git

CI/CD

Job description

DVT is a leading software development and testing company in South Africa, partnering with international SaaS players. We seek two Senior Full Stack Product Engineers to join a product-focused team building a scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platform serving businesses across Europe.

You will work on backend services with Python/Django, frontend with React/TypeScript, and drive architectural decisions, testing strategies, and CI/CD with strong ownership and autonomy.