Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Remote, Equity & Growth

Placements24; Soweto; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Fully remote position

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Remote work stipend

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join a rapidly growing FinTech startup. You will design, build, and maintain front-end and back-end modules, ensuring performance, scalability, and security in a fully remote environment.

The role requires 7+ years in full-stack development, proficiency with React or similar, Node.js or Python, experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB), API design (REST/GraphQL), and cloud/container tech.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development.
• Strong proficiency in front-end (React/Angular/Vue) and back-end (Node.js/Python/Java) technologies.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• API design and development experience (RESTful, GraphQL).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications.
• Write clean, maintainable code for front-end and back-end systems.
• Develop and manage APIs for service integration.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and security.

Skills

React

Node.js

Python

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

RESTful API

GraphQL

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Django/Flask

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join a rapidly growing FinTech startup. You will design, build, and maintain front-end and back-end modules, ensuring performance, scalability, and security in a fully remote environment.

The role requires 7+ years in full-stack development, proficiency with React or similar, Node.js or Python, experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB), API design (REST/GraphQL), and cloud/container tech.